jpdb beta

different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous

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hand-to-hand combat

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self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style

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blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit

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rising; ascending; climbing

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to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate

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locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition

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to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition

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guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange

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protection

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to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back

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to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

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rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

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quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble

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one's way (ahead); one's path

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to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

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by any standard; (not) even as flattery

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eighteen; 18

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under ... years of age; less than ... years old

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stalking

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(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment

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any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)

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careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

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making a funny face; amusing face

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complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster

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ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand

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to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

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to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

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to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)

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to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

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chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

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to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)

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n-storied building

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monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

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ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

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to jump from one thing to another

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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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very likely; very probable

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to hide oneself

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to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate

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trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery

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mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert

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swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

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army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

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to bite and tear; to bite a hole in

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with a slip; with a slide

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shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

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puddle; pool of water

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hand grenade; grenade

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overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment

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