jpdb beta

fierce fight; close contest

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to become completely chilled

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to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

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being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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being truly angry

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to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

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intimidating air; sense of intimidation

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starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

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apology; excuse

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to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

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to behave modestly

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

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sometimes; often

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to rise; to swell; to be promoted

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to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk

1

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

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dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals

1

together; mutually; fellow

1

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

1

stir; commotion; noise

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shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

3

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

2

generally

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reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

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sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

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to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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to have both; to possess both; to combine with

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trust

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rating; classification; allocation; grading

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in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

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skin

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

4

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

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brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon

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be (that) as it may; having said that

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

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fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

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to move forward; to move on

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skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

2

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

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loud; sonorous; ringing

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since when; from when; how long

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silence; stillness; quietness

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spread; span; expanse; extent

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