jpdb beta

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

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morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

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secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

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death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

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occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

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(one's) peers; people around one

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after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

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to hold the key (to)

2

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

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to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of

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obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent

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with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

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part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)

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to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

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based on; on the basis of

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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to hold fast; to protect to the end

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fatal wound

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skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

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quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

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to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

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systematic; systemic

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pleasant feeling; good feeling

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writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

4

intermission (between acts); interlude

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insight; power of observation

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position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase

5

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

2

rope

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suspension bridge; rope bridge

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up

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damply; moistly; clammily; stickily

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to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

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bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters

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to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

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personal feelings; self-interest

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to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow

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positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt

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modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain

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astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

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crash (esp. of a vehicle); crash; kurash (Central Asian form of wrestling)

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vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

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to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense

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