jpdb beta

to squash; to crush; to flatten

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just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

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to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

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stepwise; one step at a time

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step by step; by degrees

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to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

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hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

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pitch black

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

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to spend time (on doing something)

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to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)

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promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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one by one; each; every; at intervals of

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style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

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one act (play, etc.); scene; event

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to embrace each other

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several tens

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless

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after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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while; during (the time when)

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unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

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benefactor; patron

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four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

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coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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to be a matter of life or death

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to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

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quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption

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to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

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from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

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answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

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to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)

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

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rather than (do ...)

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

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to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

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item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

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confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

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a certain ...; some ...

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both; (not) either

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a long time ago

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corner; nook

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