jpdb beta

excess; surplus; superabundance

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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

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non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

1

mere; simple; sheer

1

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

3

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

2

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

4

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

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the other day; a few days ago

5

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

1

physical ability

4

punishment; penalty

2

upturned eyes

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toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

3

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

3

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

1

personage; person (deserving of respect)

1

like that; so

2

rather; sooner; preferably

1

trouble; bother; annoyance

2

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

2

queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak

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eccentric; crank; oddball

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to live; to reside; to inhabit

4

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

4

always; usually

1

other people; others

1

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

skipping a grade

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

5

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

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excuse; pretext

2

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

4

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

2

dreams; visions; phantasms

3

mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen

1

construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

1

phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

2

investigator; researcher

1

puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

1

superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

2

long (time); protracted; prolonged

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

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witch

3

strong person; the strong; the powerful

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