jpdb beta

off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

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hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)

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brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing

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counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

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sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

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nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

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stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

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glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant

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to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

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scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

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to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness

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sympathy; empathy; response

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life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

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(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind

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valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

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huh?; what's up?

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to get on a horse; to mount a horse

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to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

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or; or else

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manly; brave; heroic

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roar; howl; yell; bellow

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to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

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aquatic; on the water

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reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

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steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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to take the form (of); to assume a shape

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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to shake off; to throw off

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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(body) weight

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greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe

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thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

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just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

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to cling

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nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

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interference; intervention; meddling

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unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

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subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

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should not; must not

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

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to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

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