jpdb beta

to make narrow

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desperate; hopeless

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tama-ire; game in which two teams throw as many balls as possible into a basket atop a high pole (usu. played at school sports festivals)

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talent; ability

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they; those guys

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match; game; bout; contest

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activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

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to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

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to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

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standard of value

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basket; basketball; basket cloth

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to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

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among (them); of (them)

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aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

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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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to cry; to shed tears

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to dig up; to expose; to disclose

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how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

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to not take seriously; to take lightly

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to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

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to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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point in time; occasion

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defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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to the end; to the last

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to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)

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irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably

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to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act

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to tear off; to rip off; to peel off

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gentlemen's agreement

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to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in

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with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

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flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

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who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck

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confession

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hating; strongly disliking

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there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately

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to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

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process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

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to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)

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high and low; rise and fall

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difference; variation; difference

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