jpdb beta

spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety

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to seize the initiative

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overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

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to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

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sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

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correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

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to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

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to throw at; to turn; to raise

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to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

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spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic

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to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

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deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

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even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

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to become desperate; to give in to despair

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

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difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

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motive; incentive; motif

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rental

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thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

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to wipe the slate clean; to start anew

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fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

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condition

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

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to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

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right; correct; proper; righteous; just

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by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat

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to burn with combativeness

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here; with this

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most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate

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cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink

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(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating

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to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage

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to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

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drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness

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to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

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to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

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to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

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masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous

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rule

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infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact

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hereabouts; around there; that area

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riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties

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to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

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to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly

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restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

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from now; from this moment; henceforth

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