jpdb beta

to be reliable

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to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch

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time warp

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suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

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to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

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to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

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to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

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to dirty one's hands

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coward; dastard

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from the beginning

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I've got to be going; I must go

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to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)

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old soldier

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to gradually disappear; to be vanishing

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I'm back!; revived!

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just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of

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to carry in; to bring in

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messenger; envoy; emissary

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laboratory animal; experimental animal

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to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

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sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish

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gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

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boxing and jujitsu

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hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

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storm

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folder

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copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

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but; however; provided that

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an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable

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Triassic period

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second half; latter half

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to the end

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long time; long interval; for quite some time

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prosperity; thriving; flourishing

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to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded

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another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

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goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final

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to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

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good idea

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surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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Dada; Dadaism; Dadaist

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

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to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

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covering; protection; backing; relief

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ascending and descending; going up and down

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other side; opposite side; other party

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an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push

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chronic disease

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leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

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