jpdb beta

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

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to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about

2

inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

2

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

2

extreme situation

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evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress

1

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

1

degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration

1

famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived

1

rational; reasonable; logical

2

killing two birds with one stone

1

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

1

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

1

immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement

1

small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall

1

one part; one portion; one section

2

head-butting; head-butt

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iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast

2

armor; armour

1

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm

2

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

1

suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily

1

several hundred; hundreds (of)

1

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

1

to point at

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scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

10

pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide

1

inhabiting; living

1

(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)

1

touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test

1

part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)

1

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

1

to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered

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to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up

1

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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readiness to die; (in the) face of death

1

how much; how many; what amount; what extent

1

to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

1

echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

2

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

1

resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)

1

unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying

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