jpdb beta

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

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to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect

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thorough; exhaustive; complete

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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until now; so far; up to the present

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(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)

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position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation

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to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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placed in commission; entering servitude

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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wartime regime; war footing

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gross domestic product; GDP

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contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)

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to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage

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to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

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to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

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to laugh scornfully; to sneer at

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unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

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major stockholder; large shareholder

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praise; worship; adoration; glorification

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

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progress; development

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(political) administration; political power

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fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

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demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment

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this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

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tearful face

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one grade; first-class; primary

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trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

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practical use; application; conjugation; inflection

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to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

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to dream (of)

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to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

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cease-fire; truce; armistice

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she; her; girlfriend

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undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow

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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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there; that place

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maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full

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