jpdb beta

what

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offensive (movement); aggression

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to be consistent; to be coherent

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assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

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to drop; to let fall; to omit

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in succession; one after another

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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after having come this far; now that we've come this far

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man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

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to become desperate; to give in to despair

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scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

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surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede

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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

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to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

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to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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to explain the situation

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fate; chance; relationship; tie

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sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

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to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted

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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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devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out

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to be sold out

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noisy; confused; uproarious

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peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy

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to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

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eavesdropping

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Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

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body

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nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)

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make-up; get-up; disguise; costume

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to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

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greeting; a fine thing to say

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to be entrusted with; to be asked to

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stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

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palm (of one's hand)

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to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

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barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)

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synopsis; outline; plot

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weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

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reinforcement; strengthening

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big problem

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to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

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unexpected; unforeseen; accidental

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thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing

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to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

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rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

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to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle

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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

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inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

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