jpdb beta

one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick

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to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

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head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief

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always; usually

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bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

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opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back

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branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

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one more time; once more; once again

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the second time

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lucky shot; fluke

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Oh well; yeah; good; OK

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but; however; although

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twig; spray

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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that is to say; so that means

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right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

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mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

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exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

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dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

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excuse; explanation

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farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation

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to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

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foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money

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to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

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bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse

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grip (of hand); grip strength

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to manage something successfully; to be successful

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treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

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treasure

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to smash; to break

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strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)

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several days later

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whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical

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to be to the point; to be pertinent

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staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

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to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)

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fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

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to shoot down; to win (a position, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get

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expert; skilled hand; person of experience

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ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is

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to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off

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to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

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astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock

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throwing stones; slingshot; sling

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

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to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

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riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty

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