jpdb beta

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

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carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip

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to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention

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promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

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patience; endurance

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)

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dirty; vulgar; nasty

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acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

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style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

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war; battle; hostilities

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to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

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to solve a mystery

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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from the beginning

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strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

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to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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rapid development; rapid unfolding

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smooth

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group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

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doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

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reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

9

swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

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to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

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repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

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to make an enemy (of); to antagonize

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threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

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mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about

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to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

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persuasion

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series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

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afterwards

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mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

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to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity

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protracted war; war of attrition

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

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long-term

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touch; being involved in

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something like ...; something called ...

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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head; lead; vanguard; first

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all you have to do is; just; that's all

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a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)

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to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise

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close to the wall; alongside the wall

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