jpdb beta

to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

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countermeasure; counter-measure

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fellow passenger

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taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

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to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

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to look daggers at someone

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haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

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time limit

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to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

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whole surface; entire

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

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rescue; salvage

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to raise (hoist) a flag; to raise an army; to start a new business

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you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem

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filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity

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to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires

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to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve

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division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing

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bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short

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scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness

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to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke

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to think thoroughly

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cunning; craft; guile; slyness

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desire; wish; request

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bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching

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tall fence

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period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

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to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

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dual structure; double structure

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hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall

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external door; outer door

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internal door; inner door

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escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

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building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection

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inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

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succulent plant

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stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump

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single-storied house; single-storied building

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to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

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sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope

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door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

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tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

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spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress

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countenance; visage; (facial) features; honor (honour); face; dignity

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in deep black; in jet black

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(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

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to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow

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(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely

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fine thread

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dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition

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