jpdb beta

buying; purchasing; laying in

1

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

2

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

1

flood

1

much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly

2

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

5

little by little; bit by bit

1

to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate

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you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose

1

good idea; good plan

3

commercial profit

1

kindness and affection; love

1

sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

3

to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord

1

bone marrow; medulla; heart's core; depths of one's heart; main point; vital part

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

2

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

2

to come to realize; to become aware (of)

1

gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation

2

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

2

before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

4

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

4

to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of

2

battlefield; battleground

1

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops

3

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

12

always; usually

3

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

1

snake; serpent; large snake

7

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

5

conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought

4

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

6

wild beast; wild animal; brute

2

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do

1

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

2

reliability

3

cannot be helped; unavoidable

2

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

2

perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy

3

around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now

2

folding one's arms

6

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

2

every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart

2

to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up

1

how many; how old

1

trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings

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