jpdb beta

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

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equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival

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swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing

1

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

1

rapid progress (strides)

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escape; getaway; evasion

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to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)

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even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

2

break in the deadlock

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shore

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forearm

2

handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

6

Degas

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good performance; good work; great success

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putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

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Ach

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stump; residual limb

1

bright red; bright scarlet

1

luminous flux; pencil (of light); beam

1

low altitude; low sky

2

reply (esp. on Twitter)

5

hot pursuit; hot chase

1

round bar (of metal, etc.)

3

apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed

3

darkness

2

vibration; vibrato; trill

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to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest

1

counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face

3

aposematic coloration (colouration)

2

to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)

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Mamoru

4

action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)

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(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle

1

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

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to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison

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promising without due consideration

4

to glare at; to scowl at

1

hating; strongly disliking

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bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops

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sounding each other out; probing each other

1

blazing fastball

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in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily

1

refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh

1

growing thickly; growing densely

2

this area; around here

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8-mm (film, camera, etc.)

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hexagon

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drill bit

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greasy; fatty; oily

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