jpdb beta

pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

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to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

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treachery; betrayal; perfidy

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to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

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another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking

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hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

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needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

2

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

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bad road

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(Western) soup

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to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

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to step firmly (on); to harden by treading

2

next; secondly; subsequently

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acceleration; speeding up

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

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upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

1

roundhouse kick; turning kick

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literally; to the letter; literal

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to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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to need; to demand; to take; to require

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to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels

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to become settled; to be fixed

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to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away

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to hide; to conceal

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

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in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

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for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

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ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally

1

gold thread

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drop (e.g. of water); drip

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

2

sharp; keen; acute

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to remove; to move out of the way

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it may be because

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complexion; colour; color; blood red

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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to produce a sound

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darkness; the dark

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vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink

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to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

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precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial

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before one's eyes

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

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sigh; long breath

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fascinating; alluring

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