jpdb beta

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

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to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

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mockery; derision; ridicule

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to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

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forced; compulsory

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speaker

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top-level; top-ranking

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himself; he himself

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teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

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to have the nerve to

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provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

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sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

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oh, yes?; really?

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to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full

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bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence

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this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

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to meet; to assemble; to congregate

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vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit

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some; several; many; how many; how much; very

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step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

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feeling; sense; impression

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mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

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to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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or something

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enlargement; increase

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to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

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seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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talent; ability

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not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

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something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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another thing; exception; special case

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besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

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extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

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nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

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one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

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to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths

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to wound; to murder

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to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

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