jpdb beta

slow-footed

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lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

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to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)

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there being no use in arguing (about it)

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this much; this amount

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promptly; quickly

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outside (the room, building); outdoors

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

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yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly

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to take someone's hand

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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angry roar; bellow

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men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

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building

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back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

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storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

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indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate

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no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering

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party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

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store interior; inside of a shop

2

escape hatch; escape door

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

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monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

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to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

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to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

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to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

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to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

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to thrust away; to send flying

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live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

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sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

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to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

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skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

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there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?

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separate building; outbuilding; outhouse

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shed; barn; outhouse

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

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mountain road; mountain trail

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driving force

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feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

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to hurl up

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scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

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go for it; heave; ugh

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to jump upon (a moving object)

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shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

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reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

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only; merely; but; no more than

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to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)

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horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn

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noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing

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