jpdb beta

shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

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nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name

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(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother

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exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

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you

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manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

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to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

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chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

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to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

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bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming

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to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

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to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

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chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken

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pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)

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in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

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private opinion; personal view; personal opinion

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elder sister; older female friend

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root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

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requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)

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sign; signal; cue

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remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)

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the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual

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to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious

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war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

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to threaten; to terrify; to frighten

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underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

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being too late; losing one's final chance

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to be enraged; to flip out

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slaughter; massacre

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magic sword; cursed sword

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profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

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incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

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to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

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one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

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strictly speaking

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surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

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for one person's use

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

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unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember

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grandchild

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rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

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house-cloth; dust cloth

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to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

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dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion

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night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit

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sigh

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in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

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cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

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time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)

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