jpdb beta

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

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split; division; break up

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to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

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fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

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to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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and then; in addition to that; also; even so

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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to need; to call for; to require

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serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

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to forget completely; to leave behind

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flag of righteousness

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mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way

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here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

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daytime; during the day; Japan and China

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to face on; to look out on to

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corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

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pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

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babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

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the second time

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taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)

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bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

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ally (of another nation)

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triumphant return; returning in triumph

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United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)

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overwhelming; overpowering; prevailing

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to mourn over the death of

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bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

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day before yesterday

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according to (someone)

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armaments; military preparations

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steadily

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today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon

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going into battle; departure for the front

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to invade

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minimum; at the very least

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to make (a promise); to conclude (a contract); to act as a go-between; to act as mediator; to curry favour with

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sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing

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support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

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