jpdb beta

collapse; downfall

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what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

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statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

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to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

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useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

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to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)

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to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

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manyfold

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head; lead; vanguard; first

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tall figure; high stature

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narrow; thin (sized); slender

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all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

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stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause

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first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

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hegemony; leadership; initiative

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to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

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friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

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to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

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(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

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(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

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to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

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drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice

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hollow; mid-air; air; sky

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to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords

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to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

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to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip

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wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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

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to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

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to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

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to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

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death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

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clear; precise; definite; distinct

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to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head

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dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

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impatience

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to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

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raining; downpour

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to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

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