jpdb beta

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

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sitting with one's legs out to one side

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whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

2

after a long time; for the first time in a while

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

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duel

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condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

2

shivering; trembling

3

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

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to count; to enumerate

3

to shoot to death

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win; victory

1

to win; to gain victory

2

impossible; unlikely; improbable

1

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

2

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

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small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master

2

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

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to jump upon (a moving object)

1

witnessing; observing; sighting

1

cover; mantle; shroud; hood

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around

1

to spy out; to smell out

1

to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life

1

gun belt

5

to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

1

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

to be helpful; to be useful

1

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)

2

Luger

2

being startled

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brand; bland

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underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

1

regulation; adjustment; control

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

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retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

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to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

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to be thirsty

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pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

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