jpdb beta

to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate

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great hurry; great haste; rush

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room for argument

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little by little; bit by bit

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apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

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steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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so to speak

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execution

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countdown

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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evil eye

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to glare at; to scowl at

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gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

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to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

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wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave

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surfing; surfboarding

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to run through; to run past

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to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)

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considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

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to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret

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to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

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to escape danger

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move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot

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one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two

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to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on

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suicide attack; kamikaze attack

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to step firmly (on); to harden by treading

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raindrop

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rainy weather

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to lose one's footing; to slip

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to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

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(United States of) America; USA

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polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

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pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

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direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun

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to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"

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encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement

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iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

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in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives

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to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person

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empty; vacant; hollow

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

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rice bag

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(husked grains of) rice

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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to pour on

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