jpdb beta

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

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diagram; graph; schema

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to shrug one's shoulders

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thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

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three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

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reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

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unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

to mark the end; to spell the end

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August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

3

twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days

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plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)

5

sum total; total amount

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the first ...; primary

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to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

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twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days

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the second ...

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pensive (or worried) look on one's face

1

minor illness

1

out of bullets

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stocking; buying up

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to hit repeatedly

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Chiyochiku

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

1

of all people; a person of ...'s standing

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to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

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strait; channel

1

consecutive victories; series of victories

1

to make merry; to be festive

2

thunderous roar; roaring sound

4

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

2

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

6

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

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great army; mighty host; whole army

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

6

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

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reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

4

defense; defence

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in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

6

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

2

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

9

left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field

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four thousand; 4,000

2

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

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