jpdb beta

ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul

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to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

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(period of) a year; during the era (of)

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to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest

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old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned

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floor above; floor upstairs

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noise; sound

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(about) middle; midway

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positioning; getting a position; taking a position

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best

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stroke of sword

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to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

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ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle

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to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

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changing for the better

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to suspect; to sense

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tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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the same night; that night

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leaving a matter to chance

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prospects of victory; chances of success

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fast approach; quick intimacy

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pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining

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after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

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checkmate

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to pull open

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to wander from place to place; to change jobs

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notorious; famous

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subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

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to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn

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diversion; putting something to another use

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to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)

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bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

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to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

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dreadlocks

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dark blue

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corpulence; fatness; obesity

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king-size

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loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping

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basketball shoes

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swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

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windowpane; window glass

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impudent; cheeky

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to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)

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eardrum; tympanic membrane

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to bend; to warp; to lose heart

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blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand

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with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by

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boy; bellboy; porter; waiter

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art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

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