jpdb beta

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

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counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

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to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

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tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

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interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

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not so

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ingenuity; resourcefulness

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mysterious; mystical

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that is to say; so that means

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to need; to call for; to require

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reopening; resumption; restarting

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

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always; at any time

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to spend time (on doing something)

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palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

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to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off

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surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

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breath; breathing; tone; mood

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drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

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disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

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putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

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fierce attack

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to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

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close to the wall; alongside the wall

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

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bluff; false show of power; bold front

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to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

1

win; victory

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death penalty; capital punishment

1

sentence; verdict; pronouncement

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

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to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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fish

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left foot; left leg

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to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

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island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

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freedom; liberty

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bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

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thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

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