jpdb beta

to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)

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mother

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without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

3

to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

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to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish

2

very great; enormous; serious

1

to be damaged; to receive damage

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

3

mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

2

to incline one's head

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right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

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sharp; keen; acute

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cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

1

seven times; many times; seventh (interval)

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towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

7

to act; to take action

1

amount of material resources

1

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

1

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

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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)

1

diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger

1

to fight each other; to clash

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collision; clashing

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fierce tiger; ferocious tiger; Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)

1

to turn a somersault

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combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim

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one's whole soul

2

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in

1

water level

1

rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish

7

to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit

1

inflow; influx

1

to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

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drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement

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ankle

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obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race

2

to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish

2

silver (color, colour)

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to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

2

duel; shoot-out

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pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

3

kind; tender-hearted; compassionate

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rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse

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to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

2

sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness

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