jpdb beta

custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up

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gale

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McCarran

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coward

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cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

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watchful waiting; careful supervision

1

shot glass

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incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

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small man

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to crack jokes

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after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

1

quick work; (clever) feat

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to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in

1

literally; to the letter; literal

1

paper-thin (difference)

1

difference; variation; difference

1

close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

1

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad

1

sniper; sharpshooter

1

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

1

to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over

1

table

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

1

even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

1

to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)

1

to fall on one's backside

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facing upward

1

concussion (of the brain)

1

nursing; looking after

1

to rush over; to run up to

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

1

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

2

fool

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

1

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

1

disappointment; despair

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

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