jpdb beta

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

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early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

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to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

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delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant

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to fall from heaven (the sky)

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magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade

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obsidian

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curse; malediction; hex

3

grade

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conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)

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search; quest; pursuit

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disadvantageous; long (odds)

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cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound

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listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public; performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation

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mother bird

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balance ball; exercise ball; Swiss ball

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mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

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to impose a punishment (on); to punish

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main; principal; chief; primary; major

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presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

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to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

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way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system

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(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)

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privately; with outsiders barred; en famille

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meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect

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to draw a line (between); to make a clear distinction (between); to settle (a matter) once and for all; to bring to an end; to take responsibility (for)

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birthday present

4

red face

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not; does not exist

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ryokan; traditional Japanese inn

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for one person; made for one person

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ready-made; common-law (wife)

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rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up

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black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

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reform; reformation; reorganization

5

to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

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heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman

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bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny

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big; large; great

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below a cliff

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heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun

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construction work

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air-raid shelter; bomb shelter

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ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave

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to blow one's nose

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centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power

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to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)

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(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed

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