jpdb beta

canter; gallop

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race

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after a long time; for the first time in a while

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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great difference; big difference; wide margin

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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green hand; novice

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

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to get on a horse; to mount a horse

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(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone

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usual state of things

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brave; heroic; gallant

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case

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quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

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to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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overwork; strain

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goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

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ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle

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to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

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hostage

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unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

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tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

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surrender

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someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran

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crowd; throng

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to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

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to force one's way; to push through

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opposite; reverse; contrary

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terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

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simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved

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to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on

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blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

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mishearing

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to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

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information overload

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puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

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to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

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way of calling

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older sister

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practice; practising; training; study

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to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

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to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

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overwhelming

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to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

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