jpdb beta

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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spirit; heart; disposition

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kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family

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back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds

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weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

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to pay attention; to be watchful

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sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

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to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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boisterously (laughing)

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

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to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off

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to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

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(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)

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to point at

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awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

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each and every; all

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each (carrying)

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nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)

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billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports

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ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

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paint

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to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour

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ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

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carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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lance; harpoon

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to smash; to break into pieces

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missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess

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tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk

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to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

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drenched with sweat; sweaty all over

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shiveringly

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to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)

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to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

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shallot

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burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

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frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully

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pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

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(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using

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(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

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bisection

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to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

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to cut down; to chop down; to fell

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