jpdb beta

to approach; to draw near

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superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

1

little by little; bit by bit

1

(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar

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for this very reason; that is exactly why

6

to raise one's voice; to shout

2

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

2

(feeling of) identification; sense of unity

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to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

2

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

2

conviction; belief; confidence

4

exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

2

very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound

1

incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting

1

disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

3

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

merry; joyful; gleeful

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

2

reflexive; reflecting

1

to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open

1

lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine

33

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

1

despair; hopelessness

2

transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

personality; style; appearance

2

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

1

waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening

1

to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter

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grimace; sullen face

2

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

2

to make narrow

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

4

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

4

one lump; one group

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

6

disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence

2

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

2

plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)

2

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

1

aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective

1

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

3

pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity

1

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

1

arrow; wedge; chock

1

to distract a person's attention

1