jpdb beta

to be hot on a person's heels

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to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

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top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar

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face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)

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dull pain

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to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up

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hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance

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oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen

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to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

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somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm

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to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

3

putting off; postponing

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to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with

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to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

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bluff

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certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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nonchalant air; unruffled air

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to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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bathroom

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small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

3

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

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to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve

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unarmed; without weapons

2

decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

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both parties; both sides

2

to beat to death

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useless; vain; aimless; idle

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to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons

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pair; the two; both persons; both things

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piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

1

siren

3

horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn

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state of emergency; emergency; crisis

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alert status; emergency alert

2

one's own room

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to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

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eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)

1

warning; alarm; alert

1

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

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meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

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following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking

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to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone

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man; male; masculine gender

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to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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one's person

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to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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