jpdb beta

standalone; stand-alone

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(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

1

sports bag

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fastener; zipper

1

large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant

1

to blindstitch

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

1

capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

1

to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)

2

laughter breaks out

1

intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street

1

vending machine

1

not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average

5

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

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spray can; aerosol can

2

patronage; protection

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being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1

gang; gangster

14

body; group; party; company; troupe

9

armed might; military power; the sword; force

1

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

1

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

1

vice; immorality; corruption

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code

1

officials; authorities

1

to write in

1

boom; sudden expansion

1

to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)

1

ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

3

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

stealing

1

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

1

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

2

to smirk; to grin broadly

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circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

1

unnecessary; unneeded

1

linear

1

scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

5

viscously; stickily

1

reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos

1

to live through; to survive

2

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

3

scramble (for)

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

2

splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)

2

unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed

2

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

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