jpdb beta

pressure; oppression; suppression

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alternately; by turns; one after the other

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to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

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military gains; war results; fruit of battle

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living thing; living creature; animal; life

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rationality

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irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent

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to hate; to dislike; to loathe

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crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

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high; high school

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low (level, value, price, etc.)

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secret weapon

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early (days); initial stage; initial

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guess; conjecture

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to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise

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second wave

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to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

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open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

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standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

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throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

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deadlock; stalemate

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to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart

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just a little

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wedge-shaped; cuneate; cuneiform

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siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

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to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack

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critical moment; do-or-die situation

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(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard

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in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

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to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

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to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

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originally; by nature; from the start

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person of doubtful origin

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youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

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expert(ise); skill; dexterity

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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question; inquiry; enquiry

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unarmed; without weapons

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(arch.) I; you

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to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

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We

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to squeeze out; to wring out

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(not) a single person; (no) one

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prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed

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luckily; blessedly; fortunately

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sounds

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