jpdb beta

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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to watch intently; to stare

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to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament

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damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

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cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

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cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack

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dim; gloomy

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pale; pallid; bluish-white

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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determination; resolution

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fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

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to prostrate oneself (before)

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cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

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musical instrument

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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grape; grapevine

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flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter

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to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

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to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)

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eagle (Accipitridae family)

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birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors

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mineral matter; metallic property

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brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish

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ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

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to glare at; to scowl at

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fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic

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griffon; gryphon

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wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse

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to step forward; to volunteer

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bolting upright; rearing up (horse)

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this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)

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smoothly; swiftly

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dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

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assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together

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reptiles

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to crowd together

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one-by-one; separately; in detail

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judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

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plant; vegetation

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frilly; fluttery

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limbs; arms and legs; body

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to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back

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countless; incalculable

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pupil (of the eye)

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attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

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administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

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it may be because

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