jpdb beta

last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order

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quotation; citation; reference

2

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

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competition; rivalry; something worth doing

2

right end; right edge

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aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell

2

scavenger hunt race

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of all things (days, etc.)

3

to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

4

to do

1

improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy

2

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

6

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

1

to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

4

invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)

1

to encourage; to cheer

1

measuring instrument; instrumentation

1

pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

3

powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty

2

grim face

1

to happen to meet; to come across

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titles omitted; (names listed) without honorifics

2

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

1

Gau; Gault; Got

1

thunderously; rumblingly

1

to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)

5

forgetful; oblivious of; negligent

2

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

3

to run out (e.g. of the room)

4

revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time

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sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

4

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

5

high-handed person; domineering person

1

role

1

quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking

2

involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

5

formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person

1

authority; power; influence

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

4

Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back

1

to exchange; to interchange

2

gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up

2

complete recovery; healing

1

emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs

3

step by step; by degrees

2

continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring

4

hunchback; humpback; crookback

1

small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly

2

good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto

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