jpdb beta

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

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to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)

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leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

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to stop walking; to pause

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to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact

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to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

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to look away; to turn away

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chance; opportunity

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to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

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to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

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dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

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electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking

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to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

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to grasp tightly

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to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)

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no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

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to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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relief (e.g. bas relief)

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

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tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

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heavy snowfall; white devil

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roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

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house; one's house; one's home; one's family

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you could say that

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loveable; very likeable; like very much

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tension; mental strain; nervousness

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(Western) playing cards

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to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.

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nice; good; well-executed

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snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko

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crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

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two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

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counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

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