jpdb beta

taking advantage of (a convenient situation)

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to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

2

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

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

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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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to stop talking; to break off; to pause

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

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to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

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to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

4

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

5

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

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if; in case; supposing

2

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

2

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

4

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

2

engineer; technician

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to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

2

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

1

to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

3

contrastive

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quartz; glass

1

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

1

black (colour, color)

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spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

2

to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

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thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

3

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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cold sweat

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

2

way; method; means; resource; course

2

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

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conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

2

riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

2

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

5

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

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demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

1

to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it

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to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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beyond this point; from now on; after this

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obedient; docile; quiet

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decision; determination

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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myself

2

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

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as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

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