jpdb beta

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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word; vocabulary

3

religious; spiritual

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metaphor

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image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

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no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake

3

angel; angel investor

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to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

2

end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)

4

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

1

clear; precise; definite; distinct

3

plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode

1

battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

2

cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene

1

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)

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snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

1

special someone; special person; precious one; significant other

3

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

2

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

3

without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

4

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

3

victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm

1

astronomical observatory

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shelter

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political

2

power; authority; jurisdiction

1

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

1

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

2

astronomical observation; stargazing

1

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

1

number one

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to like; to prefer

1

borrowing; debt; loan

1

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

1

daughter

2

arms exports

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regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction

1

clause; article; stipulations

2

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

unused

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counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

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munitions; military stores

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propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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the front (of a battlefield); forefront

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to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

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to ask the way

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