jpdb beta

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

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to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire

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to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

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to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

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(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

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to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

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being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

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principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

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to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

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tension; strain

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composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

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prediction; estimation

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opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum

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principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

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present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade

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discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures

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that's a different matter; that's a different story

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hostile; adversarial; antagonistic

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indictment; prosecution; complaint

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sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

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inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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delay; putting off; procrastination

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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leadership change

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

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to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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furthermore; even more

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subordination

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to gain fame; to make one's name

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to ask for understanding

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tee-hee

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to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

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ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

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to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

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tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits

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to do someone in; to bump someone off

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big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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review; reconsideration; revision

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guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

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bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased

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immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

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some time ago; the other day

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(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus

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to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

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cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

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