jpdb beta

of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

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the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass

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accidental shooting

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to fear; to be afraid of

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to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls

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to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

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tidying up; finishing

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(necessary) personnel; required person

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to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

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if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow

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to remove; to move out of the way

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insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

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more than expected

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lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma

2

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

2

tedious; boring; being fed up with

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desperation; despair; self-abandonment

2

suicide

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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strangeness; abnormality; disorder

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to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce

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if it is the case that ...

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hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

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lunatic; madman

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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

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miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries

3

plump; somewhat large

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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.)

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to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

2

tire; tyre

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to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

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fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

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the other; the other one

2

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark

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so to speak

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fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

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enemy encounter

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custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

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to imitate; to follow; to emulate

1

monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

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among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

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to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

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style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

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