jpdb beta

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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long distance; tele-

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obstruction; inhibition

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to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)

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reduction by half; halving

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to spit out; to eject; to dump

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innumerable; countless; numberless

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to rain incessantly; to downpour

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father

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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rampart; castle walls

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flight; desertion; escape

2

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

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to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

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to cause casualties; to result in deaths

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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how many people; a number of people

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to lose one's life

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to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

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ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand

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to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

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toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

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long and narrow

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to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string

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stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task

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rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

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ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

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to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

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secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

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focusing (e.g. light); convergence

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aria; singing; chanting

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use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

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to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke

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to be overcome with emotion

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buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

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to rock; to shake; to swing

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cloud

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length (of an animal); body length

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thirty; 30

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metre; meter; meter; gauge

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super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

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to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

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dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

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green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

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