jpdb beta

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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fundamental; basic

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war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

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to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

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(wind or human-powered) warship

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small boat

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very small; tiny

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throwing knife

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cannot be compared with; no match for

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worst; poor and boring; uncool

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several (objects, usu. from two to six)

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whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

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having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

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lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body

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with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

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lucky; fortunate

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to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

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to have no chance (of succeeding)

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to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

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chance; opportunity

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to spy out; to smell out

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change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest

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tone; manner of speaking

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opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

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true character; real nature

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swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

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formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

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without leaving any trace

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convenient

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to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

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to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

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desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving

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bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave

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exchange; conversion

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in very small pieces

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to scatter away; to vanish

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fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement

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new; fresh; novel

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bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

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to stoop; to bend over

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defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

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high-pitched; shrill

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to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

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allegiance; obedience; submission

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posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

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to despise; to scorn; to look down on

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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