jpdb beta

end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years

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bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

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forced; compulsory

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according to plan; as planned; on target

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compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)

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composite; combined; complex

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-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

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to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

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fate; destiny

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left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

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climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point

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not budging an inch; to stand one's ground

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pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

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wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency

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to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces

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one may well say so, but ...; even more than

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dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

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(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

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being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

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to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

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seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock

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obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin

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to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes

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partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse

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shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

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sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

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to bring back; to restore

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light; easy; non-serious; minor

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to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

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(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)

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to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

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a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant

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on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

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to cross swords (with)

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part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)

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corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

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fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

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refinement; polish

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economical; efficient; lean; compact

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

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to cut; to slit; to slash

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to be completely still

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nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

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