jpdb beta

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

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hostage

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rational; reasonable; logical

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old man; old geezer

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fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

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a long, long time ago; very long ago

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unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

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unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal

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on the occasion of

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to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

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not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails

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to speak ill of; to disparage

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attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound

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judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation

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sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

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blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing

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completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

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sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier

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hemorrhoids; piles

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to be ill; to suffer from

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rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude

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first thing in the morning

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university hospital; teaching hospital

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medical examination; checkup; consultation

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train; electric train

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absence (from work)

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to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight

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to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

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every night

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shabby; unsightly; unkempt

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to blindstitch

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crash; smash; crunch; bang

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good performance; good work; great success

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one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth

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capture (of a suspect, criminal, etc.); arrest

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ability; skill; facility

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seeing; looking at

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alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family

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complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

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call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

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buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

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talking while standing; standing around talking

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something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)

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skillful words; deceitful words; glibness

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obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping

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to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

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shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming

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measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

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