jpdb beta

quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart

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Phelonion

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to catch

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up

1

incendiary bomb; firebomb

1

Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

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look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?

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to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!

4

Old World vulture

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useless resistance; vain struggle

1

marionette

1

to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)

1

excessive bleeding; massive bleeding

1

Ghosh

1

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

1

theosophy

1

palmistry; chiromancy

1

field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed

3

fragile article; breakables; broken article

1

hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone

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halberd

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radical

4

molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

1

at most; at best

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rapist; rape fiend

1

major (JGSDF)

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paedophile; pedophile

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preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

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to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

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to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into

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right half of the body

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dialectic proof

1

foolish look; stupid look

1

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

2

strike while the iron is hot

1

peek; peeping; peeking

3

on Earth; on the earth

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bluff; false show of power; bold front

1

to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on

3

to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

several shots; several blows

3

to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside

1

full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end

3

galley (ship)

1

guard of honour; honor guard; ceremonial guard

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levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription

1

robber; plunderer

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to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life

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