jpdb beta

reluctant (to part)

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secretary; councillor; councilor

2

to do as one likes

1

shooting; sniping

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

1

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed

1

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

1

scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)

1

to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in

1

chopper

1

scrapped vessel

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never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means

1

counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.

1

in very small pieces

1

please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

1

generic drug

5

pirate king

2

in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

2

to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on

1

clink; clank; clang

1

shipwright; boatbuilder

1

monkey

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

1

wheat straw; barley straw

5

phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

1

helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

1

holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own

1

attack preparedness

1

one by one; one after another; successively

1

most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate

1

papier mâché; something that looks good superficially

1

prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control

1

to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things

1

fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online

1

jest; joke; funny story

1

meteor swarm; meteor shower

1

speaker

3

slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness

1

green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn

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Yalow

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bicycle

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full speed

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit

2

dry run; rehearsal

1

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

1

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1