jpdb beta

mountain stream; mountain torrent

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sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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border security

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connection; pull

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river surface; surface of a river

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to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

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bank; coast; shore

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great joy; delight; jubilation

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ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

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to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest

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to win; to gain victory

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measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

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to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away

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avalanche of earth and rocks; debris flow; mudslide; landslide

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sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

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distant look; faraway look

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something or other; one thing or another; this or that

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memories; recollections; reminiscence

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group work

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to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over

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to pay attention; to be watchful

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(on the) bridge

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to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)

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recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence

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suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

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chopsticks

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third

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pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile

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admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

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(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing

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to act; to take action

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farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness

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being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

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front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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ogre; auger

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to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

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to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck

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interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

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to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

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front gate

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back gate

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the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery

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be (that) as it may; having said that

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