jpdb beta

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

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end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

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extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant

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force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

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battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff

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order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

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to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

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light metal

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

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spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

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path; lane

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paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

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to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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formation

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pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft

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attacker (esp. in volleyball)

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control

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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forward-bent posture

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equality; uniformity; evenness

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to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess

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to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

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arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

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only; sole; unique

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that is to say; so that means

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combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

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on the occasion of

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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long and large; tall and large; grand; huge

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a day or two

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heartening; reassuring

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

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speeding up; speed-up

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two rows; double file

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column

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to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

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head; lead; vanguard; first

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sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

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to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

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bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)

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on very good terms with each other; romantically attached

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to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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course; direction

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semicircular

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both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

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southeast

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defeating in an instant; instant kill

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each; every; all

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