jpdb beta

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

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form; shape; figure

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diverse; varied

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various

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variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

1

to be jumbled together

1

difficult to understand

1

outside the house

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

2

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

1

to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)

1

to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

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cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

2

mental condition; state of mind; mentality

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to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

1

to the end; to the last

3

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

3

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

3

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

2

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

2

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration

1

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

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saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

2

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

1

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

2

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

1

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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huge; gigantic; enormous

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neck; head; dismissal; discharge

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ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

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(all) together

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to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

1

luckily

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desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

1

shock; impact; crash

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to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

4

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

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to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

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heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding

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heart; guts; nerve; central part

1

to fall off; to tumble down

1

forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

1

to brush off; to shake off

1