jpdb beta

roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)

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to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

1

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

2

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

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to slide down; to slip down

1

fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort

1

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

4

decompression

2

to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A

2

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

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route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

2

to weaken

2

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

2

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

4

main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank

2

stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time

1

to entertain; to treat

1

what's that?; what the ...

3

sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene

3

gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

2

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

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immediate follower (of the shogun)

1

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

3

going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling

4

instead; but (on the other hand)

4

to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up

3

all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die

2

most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place

1

to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide

1

fierce attack

4

short time

2

to go mad (over something); to be crazy (about something)

1

staying in the air; remaining airborne

2

ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg

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ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg

1

gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

3

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

2

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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according to plan; as planned; on target

4

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

12

variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables

1

for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

5

to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare

5

receiving (from a superior); bestowed

1

manservant; male attendant; valet

1

to count; to include in the number

1

to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

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