jpdb beta

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)

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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

2

rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)

2

resistance

1

to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy

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to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

right about-face

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to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps

3

to run down (stairs, etc.)

1

falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)

1

disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident

1

irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing

1

small number of people

1

as; because; with; due to

1

feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

1

shout; yell; scream; cry

1

to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

1

to cut down; to chop down; to fell

1

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

1

white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

4

human; humane

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lack; absence; omission

2

tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

1

to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

1

to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

1

to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to

1

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

2

to throw away

3

without thinking of the consequences

1

to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry

1

to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered

2

to surge; to well up; to gush out

1

violent emotion; passion; fury

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

2

hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

1

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

1

to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage

1

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

2

firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)

1

usurpation; taking back; dispossession

1

bridgehead; beachhead

1

to check (in chess); to threaten (someone's position, etc.); to close in (on someone)

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

2

generous; unstinting

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dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

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no sleep or rest; working day and night

2

stress

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confusion; distraction; derangement

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