jpdb beta

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

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spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence

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inexhaustible supply

1

discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile

1

open sea; ocean

2

expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

4

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

OK; okay

1

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

4

one month

2

each; every; all

1

area; region

2

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

1

on business; for business; business purpose

1

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency

1

fin (e.g. of a fish)

2

winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying

2

charming

1

snakelike; snaky; serpentine

1

winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

1

merry; joyful; gleeful

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

general idea; concept; notion

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

surface; outer layer

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

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Muramasa

2

the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas

3

three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

1

bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword

2

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

2

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

3

craftsman; skilled artisan

1

vassal; retainer

1

profound; deep

1

(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry

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chemistry

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laws of nature; physical laws; physics

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major subject; special study

1

astronomy

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to survive

3

medical science; medicine

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humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts

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ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)

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annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

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