jpdb beta

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

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desperately; recklessly; rush headlong

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pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

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exit and entrance

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other than; excluding; without

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matter; item; facts

2

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

1

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

1

to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat

1

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

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to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

1

distortion; falsification; perversion

1

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

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to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

3

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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mind

3

loss; forfeit

1

normalcy; normality; normal

3

to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

7

quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

1

to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

2

antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis

1

place; situation; position; location

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paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of

1

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

1

tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent

2

flow

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succession; continuation; series; sequence

4

adherent; devotee; believer

5

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

1

to do (for someone)

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contraction of "koto da"

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to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

3

windy; windswept; blowy

1

snapping apart

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cold; short; curt; blunt

2

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

3

to raise overhead

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along; parallel to; in accordance with

1

shake; shock

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mankind; humanity

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transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above

1

to avoid misfortune; to escape danger

1

to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target

1

transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation

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to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

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war preparation

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

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