jpdb beta

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

2

to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

all; everyone; everybody

1

sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

1

to shake; to sway; to waver

1

decoy

1

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

1

laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

1

to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)

1

matter of time; question of time

1

how; in what way

2

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

huge body; large build

1

standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

1

one's possessions; ownership

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in this case

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

2

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

1

rational; reasonable; logical

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

different opinion; objection

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

gunfire; fire

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

2

concentrated fire; intense criticism

1

inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over

1

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

1

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)

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

2

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

1

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

had better ...; had better not ...

1

to lend a hand; to help

1

heartening; reassuring

1

Kishinami

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immature; childish

1

to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

1

to yield; to give way to; to make way for

1

foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

1

live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

1

comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others

1

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

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