jpdb beta

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

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to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

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simplification

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first of all; in the first place

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knowing only too well; being fully aware of

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to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute

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spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

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upper limit; supremum

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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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so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

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to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

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establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

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fundamental idea; basic concept

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present; current; in operation

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dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

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beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)

2

to make a foursome

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

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to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly

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to be perturbed; to be agitated

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to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

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drink; beverage

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violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...

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to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

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to twitch

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hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

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high altitude

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who?

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word; remark; statement

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dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish

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drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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horizontal direction

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to become misty; to become hazy

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cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

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to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

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crystallization

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blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

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to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

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offensive ability

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change; transformation; inversion

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spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple

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decisive; resolute; determined; firm

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