jpdb beta

slack; looseness; play

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wishful thinking

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opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency

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optimism

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

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to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

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slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy

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with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

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exhaustion; fatigue

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both feet; both legs

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with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound

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sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

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to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

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rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

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disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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hostility; antagonism; opposition

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trivial; trifling

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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list; wrist

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at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)

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regarding highly; attaching importance to

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assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party

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with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

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to cease; to stop; to be over

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the real criminal; true culprit

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to figure out; to get an idea

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to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

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heart; mind; feelings

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measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel

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whole nation; whole land; whole country

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east

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west

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here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

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to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

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Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later

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physical condition; state of health; shape

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one night; one evening; all night; overnight

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to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

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position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux

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evident; plain; distinct; clear

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runaway; fugitive

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skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument

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friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife

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inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to

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acquittal

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to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

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(one's) current position; current location; present position

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megalomania; delusions of grandeur

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