jpdb beta

nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

1

department store; department

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what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

1

purchase; buying

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

1

absolutely; definitely; unconditionally

1

self-; from (a time or place)

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does not; can not; will not

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

we; us

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skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

1

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

1

to pluck; to pick; to tear

1

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

1

emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone

1

furthermore; even more

1

no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be

1

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

3

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

2

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

1

to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped

1

déjà vu

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

3

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

2

best in the world

1

empire; Empire of Japan

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)

2

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence

1

to palm off; to force a sale

1

to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind

3

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)

9

to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)

1

to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay

1

chatting; idle talk

1

German (language)

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Arabic (language)

1

surely; certainly; no doubt; must

1

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

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flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics

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ability to think

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if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary

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shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

1