jpdb beta

gun; rifle; small arms

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spy movie; spy film

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one scene (e.g. in a movie)

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to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

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to watch over; to watch attentively

2

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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to mow down

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half step; half a step

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to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

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gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

2

to attack; to assault; to assail

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risk

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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

2

reasoning; logic; persuasion

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to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

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internal; domestic

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(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

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foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider

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mercenary (soldier)

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important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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dancing; dance

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swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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literally; self-explanatorily

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figure skating

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to dance

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victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

2

to decide; to determine

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combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

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(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

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compatibility; coexistence; standing together

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rational; reasonable; logical

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

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to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

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thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

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win; victory

2

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

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skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

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posture; stance

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to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

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