jpdb beta

flight; desertion; escape

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chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

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battle; game; bout

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for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I

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to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

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shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

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to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see

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ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

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guard; watchman

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friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy

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tinnitus; ringing in the ears

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being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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fencer; swordsman

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to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

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to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat

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gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

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to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

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compensation; equivalent value; consideration

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to stand stock still

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on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of

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leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

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to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

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sword; blade; single stroke

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decapitation; decapitated head

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to incline one's head

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advance; moving forward; progress

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long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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underground; subterranean

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

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to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

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sad to say; how sad; alas

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

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to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

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by force

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ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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swoon; faint

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to mow; to reap; to harvest

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to put one's strength into

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to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

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backwater; (arch.) standing with one's back to water (river, lake, etc.)

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to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

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pride; boast; credit (to)

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my; one's own; I ...; one ...

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