jpdb beta

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

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having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn

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stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

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prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

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type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

2

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick

2

fair and square; open and aboveboard

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to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

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something small; something petty; trifle

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to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

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stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project

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ostentation; display

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to shut in; to confine; to contain

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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zero; nought

2

to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw

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making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure

1

200; two hundred

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

3

to talk down; to corner someone in an argument

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in this case

3

deed; act

2

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

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manufacture; production

2

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

5

bloodstream; blood flow

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to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

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autonomy (philosophy); self-control

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intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

4

electricity; (electric) light

2

massage

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stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

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oxygen (O)

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to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

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idiot; retard; idiocy; profound mental retardation

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life-form

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life

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pocket

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borrowing

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box cutter; utility knife

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edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

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to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

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to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue

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bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost

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to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

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back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)

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internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)

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