jpdb beta

writing; composition; essay; sentence

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to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

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leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack

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to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

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warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat

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outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

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board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

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bulky; massive; thick; heavy

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

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suffix for familiar person

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to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

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knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle

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under the floor

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storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

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to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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second floor; upstairs

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to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

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sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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selfish; self-centred; egotistical

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decision; determination; resolution

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selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested

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whereabouts; place where one is; position; location

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happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

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to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

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crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

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to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

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to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

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aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

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party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

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production base

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ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

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one room

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consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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start; commencement; beginning; initiation

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strategy meeting; council of war

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article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

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reliance; dependence

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disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress

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bitter experience

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paved road

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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