jpdb beta

to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately

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introductory remarks

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abattoir; slaughterhouse

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to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

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to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels

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to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)

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way of speaking; intimation

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healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

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to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

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letter; note

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insurance; guarantee; warranty

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to go into opposition

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heat up

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to begin (doing); to start (doing)

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fate; destiny; predestination

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realization; realisation

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this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means

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role-play; role-playing

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to return a favor (favour); to repay

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one cause; one reason; one factor

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air battle; dog fight; aerial battle

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bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic

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amiable; affable

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male friend; man friend

1

noon; midday

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steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

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staying the night; lodging (at)

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creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

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darkness; the dark

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brickwork

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jumping ability; jumping power

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roof

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to jump from one thing to another

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secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent

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city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district

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shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade

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excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)

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out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope

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return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)

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shooting down (an aircraft)

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to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)

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contact information (address, phone number, etc.)

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final farewell (in this life)

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to cultivate; to foster

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operation; functioning; running

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earthquake

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urban areas; the streets; town; city

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gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

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