jpdb beta

to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish

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massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

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to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons

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to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

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to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

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to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of

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agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance

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to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

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storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

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to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)

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training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

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to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

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to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

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cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming

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finish; finishing; finishing touches

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

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to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

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(suddenly) quiet

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waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

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look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

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counterfeit money

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disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

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to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

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magic tool (in fiction); magical item

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to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows

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rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)

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spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor

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so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

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impostor; imposter; pretender; liar

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to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate

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intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into

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to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend

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age; era; period; date

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a knowing look

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to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

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to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

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to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)

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action; operation; process; agency; effect; function

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uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully

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completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)

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how; in what way

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to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of

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being startled

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to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell

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monger; peddling

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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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to be; to exist; to be

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to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

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to keep silent

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