jpdb beta

lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter

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rostrum; platform

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to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

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fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle

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friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

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messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

2

to fight; to exchange blows

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before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

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police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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news

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heading; headline; index; headword

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proper; appropriate; due; suitable

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

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within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts

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publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

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make hay while the sun shines

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regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

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to bear; to endure

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in a big way

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

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cowardly; timid; easily frightened

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coward

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violence; mayhem

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to fear; to be afraid of

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or something

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in places

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just because; even if; even though

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newspaper story (article, account)

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announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

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to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

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dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

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to fear; to be afraid of

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serious; severe; grave; acute

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repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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later on; afterwards

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advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

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suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

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from the beginning

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simultaneously; all at once; in unison

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to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium

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whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

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test bench; test stand

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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