jpdb beta

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

2

stab; thrust; lunge

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

3

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

1

limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

2

to lean against; to set against

1

tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish

4

to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord

1

yuck; vomit; vomiting

1

terrible luck; very bad luck

1

oh, yes?; really?

2

excellent luck

1

crouched burial

1

offertory box

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

1

on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)

1

fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)

1

pull; patronage; tug; discount

1

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

1

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

2

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

3

we

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lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love

1

(with a) start; fright; alarm

1

darkness; the dark

2

observation; survey; watching

2

T-shirt; tee shirt

1

distant

2

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

2

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

so far as

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garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

4

pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over

2

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

with these words; while saying

3

last spurt; final spurt; home stretch

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

1

fastest

1

rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

2

to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

1

to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)

2

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

3

to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

1

squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug

1

to expel; to drive out

1

fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance

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