jpdb beta

writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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they

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ill will; malice; evil intent

2

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

1

to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward

1

down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with

2

something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein

1

odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling

1

complete change; about-face

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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resistance

2

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

3

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

1

thousands; several thousand

2

relief; rescue

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appeal; call for something; request; axiom

8

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

1

proud; haughty; arrogant

5

just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

1

preparation; arrangements

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too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

2

orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration

1

to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

1

indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly

1

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

1

this and that; one thing or another

1

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

3

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

1

to come to a settlement

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suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

earthquake

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shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

4

screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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attack; charge; raid

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counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

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grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

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to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

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to make contact

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fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

4

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

1

decision; determination

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a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

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