jpdb beta

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

2

decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card

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hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

3

to attempt; to test; to try out

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some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot

1

to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing

1

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

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

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to help each other; to cooperate

1

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

1

jokingly; in the form of a joke

1

bottom of one's heart

1

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

1

good person; virtuous person

1

reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

1

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

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

2

person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession

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even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should

2

borrowing; debt; loan

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human relations; personal relationships

1

beginning; clue; starting point

1

feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

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aim

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effective; successful

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actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

thought; consideration; thinking

1

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

1

relief; aid; rescue

5

to hammer out the details; to work out details

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

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going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

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to try and do something; to attempt to do something

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instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

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competent; suitable; qualified

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practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)

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aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight

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complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

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at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

3

softly; gently; lightly

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