jpdb beta

to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts

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surely; certainly; without doubt

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in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

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to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

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somehow; somewhat; seemingly

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chance (of success); odds

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expression; phraseology

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unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

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both; together; jointly; simultaneously

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long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act

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life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

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hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

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heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

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stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

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to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

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head; brains; intellect; understanding

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eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest

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to pieces; into shreds

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nimble; quick; agile

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to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole

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I; as for me

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to understand; to appreciate; to interpret

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obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check

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calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")

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putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating

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undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge

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sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

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raising morale; lifting of morale

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certain victory

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prayer

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parade

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to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

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the very best; excellent; superb

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town; city; municipal; urban

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disloyalty; infidelity

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at the window; by the window; next to the window

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loud (of a voice)

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active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

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to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

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must not; do not

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loud shout; excited cheering

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to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

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the ruler; sovereign

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incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting

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since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life

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nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than

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he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing

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decisive; resolute; drastic

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stability; steadiness; consistency; stable

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to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind

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