jpdb beta

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

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stray bullet

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companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance

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I can tell you; heh

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losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

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counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

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gun point; muzzle

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death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

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alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

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far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

2

long ago; already; a long time ago

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme

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attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

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(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant

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to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

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suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

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very loose; slowly; leisurely

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being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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just a minute; small quantity

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correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

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to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly

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deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

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deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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wrinkle; crease; ripple

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age; years

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preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning

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as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

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preparation; arrangements

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standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

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audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

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misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

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one hour

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nearly one hour

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to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

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multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

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ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement

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to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish

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pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

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to call out; to ask someone to come

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character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

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what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

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