jpdb beta

to glare at each other; to confront each other

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course

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spindle-shaped

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with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

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thigh; buttocks; arse; ass

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to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

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

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before one's eyes

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to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

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to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up

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threat; menace

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feelings; thoughts; meaning

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to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

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heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

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overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

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halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus

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precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

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point of a sword

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

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bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body

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to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

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to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

2

cutout; notch

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upper half of the body; upper body

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shaking violently

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to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

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making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure

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the other; the other one

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left; left hand side

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explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

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dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)

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whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

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to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

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both knees

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self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

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