jpdb beta

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

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forty; 40

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tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter

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chess

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against the rules

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not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser

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shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)

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white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

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par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity

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no holds barred; anything goes; no limits

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both parties; both sides

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rape; sexual assault

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(person treated as a) plaything

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in addition

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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all members; whole army

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fate; destiny

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spy

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sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign

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certainly; surely; definitely

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morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

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march; advance

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eyesight; seeing

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to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

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severe; fierce; stern

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perhaps; maybe; possibly

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(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

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belief; faith; conviction

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to indicate; to show; to point to

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exaltation; emotional uplift

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to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

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to be touching; to be moving

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to burn with combativeness

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massing (of troops); gathering

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jet black

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face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

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tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)

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blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

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guard; watchman

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another thing; exception; special case

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fireball; bolide; fireball

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shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

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partial destruction

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to smash down; to beat in

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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blue dragon; Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; shape of an old pine tree

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tooth

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jump; leap; skip; bound

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to be sacked; to be dismissed

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concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

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