jpdb beta

(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone

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special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly

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to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

2

impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned

1

spray of snow (smoke-like)

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

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rim; brim; edge; brink

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loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt

3

to hit and break open; to crush; to smash

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territory

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easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable

2

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

4

sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation

2

flesh and bones

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rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

6

scratch; graze; abrasion

2

to decide; to determine

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cause of death

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to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)

4

being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)

3

unsheathed sword

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feast; banquet

4

vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful

1

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

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fragrance

4

rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up

2

to gush out

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efficiency

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in its entirety; whole; wholly

4

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

3

Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.

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to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into

7

senior; older; elderly

7

crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased

3

how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully

1

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

1

to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look

1

certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

reward; honorarium; remuneration

3

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

4

recently; the other day

2

epidemic

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punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop

2

with a clang or a clink; tinkle

3

you

1

to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

1

reverence; awe; respect

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sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

2

wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token

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