jpdb beta

(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow

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rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

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laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

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image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

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first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

4

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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outside a car (train, bus, etc.)

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footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability

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to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do

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to push aside; to brush aside

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heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

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scrap

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factory; plant; mill; workshop

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tips of one's hair; hair ends

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index finger; forefinger; second toe

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straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

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sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect); jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.)

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alternate; alternation

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to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

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office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

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staff identity card; employee ID card

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to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

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group; bunch; crowd; group

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to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off

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to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap

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lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly

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intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

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contrary to one's expectations

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not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

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armed might; military power; the sword; force

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to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

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slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating

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to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

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to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

3

one second

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least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

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fortunate error; lucky break; fluke

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thanks; gratitude

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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moody person

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to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

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since; henceforth

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sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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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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