jpdb beta

cowl

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perception; intuition; the sixth sense

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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heat wave

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bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave

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going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

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cheek meat

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to split; to be split; to splinter

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smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

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defined style; predetermined style; official style; rule

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reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare

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firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation

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(of fire) to spread; to extend itself

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out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent

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to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

3

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

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blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

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irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness

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lifeline; safety rope; safety tether

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walking; going on foot

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to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die

2

(pair of) bellows

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attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

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disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

2

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

2

in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

2

field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

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to narrow; to contract

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side of face

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trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

2

to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)

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counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets

2

superiority; predominance

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to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

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timing

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to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

2

uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain

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central part; heart (of a city)

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

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gradually; slowly but steadily

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encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement

3

to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk

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to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

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windscreen; windshield

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to smash to pieces

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to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

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