jpdb beta

the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

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health; healthy; sound; fit

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

2

slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread

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mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours

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older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

2

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

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crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp

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to cut in; to butt in

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

2

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

2

it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves

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order; command; life; destiny; fate

1

concession; conciliation; compromise

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

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to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

7

one's own effort

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to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

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worst; worst-case (scenario)

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it's worth it

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to ponder; to brood

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total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale

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consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

2

one-way traffic

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fair and square; open and aboveboard

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to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

3

gloomy

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better; preferable

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to show in; to usher in

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption

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tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

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simple; easy; quick

2

cramped

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narrow; thin (sized); slender

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short (of a person)

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group (usu. of people)

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daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute

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to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

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bitch

2

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

close; intimate; on good terms

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unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

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clearing one's throat; cough

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to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

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possession; occupation; occupancy

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cough; ahem

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