jpdb beta

utmost limits; extremity; limit

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

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to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

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shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

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to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

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one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

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unveiling; debut; introduction

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to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

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every time; each round

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ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

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especially; above all; inter alia; among others

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farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

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to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

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to spread one's wings

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compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane

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annoying; provoking

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the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown

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to do someone in; to bump someone off

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two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

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one wing; single wing

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presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

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to grasp at the air

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gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

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to kick (at someone, something)

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to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

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to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint

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to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag

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to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

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to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption

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to be at a loss; to be puzzled

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apparent

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being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed

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to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

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to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

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joint (knee, elbow, etc.)

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healing; cure; recovery

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pipe; tube

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to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)

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gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

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to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

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to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

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to make a serious effort

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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