jpdb beta

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

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indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

6

moment; brief space of time

3

to grimace; to make a wry face

3

to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms

2

this and that; one thing or another

2

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

6

beak; bill

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to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far

3

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

2

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

6

tough

1

area; domain; territory; field; range; region

30

something like ...; something called ...

29

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

11

repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

1

distrust; unjust suspicion

2

stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny

1

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

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manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

11

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

5

to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

7

barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

2

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

6

quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

1

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

1

hypothetical situation

1

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

11

person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor

2

to occur; to happen

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to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

2

fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable

2

remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

6

Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

6

unsupported; unfounded; nonsense

3

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

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to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

2

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

12

brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

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self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem

2

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

23

infancy; childhood; tender age

2

time; age; chance; moment; occasion

2

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

8

to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

2

all kinds of spirits and goblins

3

perfectly fitting phrase

2

low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination

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