jpdb beta

whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)

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mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

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to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront

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plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

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to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

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to dodge; to evade

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don't you think?; indicates question

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)

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to escape

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time; hour; period; class

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to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

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record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)

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on the board (shogi, go, etc.)

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needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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accurate; correct; precise; exact

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rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

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to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

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that; those; the

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to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

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to mark a correct answer with a circle

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to answer; to reply

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expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

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10 minutes

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several seconds

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while; during (the time when)

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circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà

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entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

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to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

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hair's breadth

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conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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

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already; too late

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hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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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

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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only; nothing but

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seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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