jpdb beta

to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

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and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

1

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

return; welcome home

1

intercom; interphone

1

optics

1

camouflage; disguise

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

4

to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

2

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

1

barricade

4

hill road

9

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

2

fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle

2

patrol car

1

sailing; marching; going out; dispatch

1

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

running away; escaping on foot

1

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

4

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

1

favour; favor

2

to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

1

means of communication

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

secrecy; highly classified information

1

using as an intermediary; through

2

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

1

contract; compact; agreement

1

correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

2

to be contrary to one's expectations

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

1

crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching

1

(the thing) itself

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

3

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

1

to be exhausted; to be worn out

1

cares; ill feeling; reserve

1

vein (esp. in head)

1

wariness

1

slow; weak-headed; dumb

1

to chase around

1

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

1

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

1

six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference

1

anecdote; common talk

1

height (of body); stature

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