jpdb beta

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

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sound of many footsteps

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immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

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counter for birds, rabbits, etc.

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dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

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scene; sight; scenario; setting

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dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

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programme; program; plans; arrangements

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to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake

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still; even now

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reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

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thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

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acquaintance

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cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

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presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability

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gale; strong wind; high wind

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arrogant; haughty; calm; placid

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to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

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to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

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slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness

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goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)

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goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)

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preserved food boiled in soy

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little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

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white hair; grey hair; gray hair

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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now that; since; so long as; because

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ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

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deliberate hindrance; obstruction

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to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

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rapid succession (e.g. questions)

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to be at a loss; to be puzzled

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance

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to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

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to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press

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to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

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walls have ears

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heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth

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seeing clearly

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tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit

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jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)

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shady; underhanded; questionable

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how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...

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