jpdb beta

to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone

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rather than; more ... than ...

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palate

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gums; gingiva

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aphrodisiac; love potion; philter

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kneeling

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to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

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part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals

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to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

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difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

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borderline; boundary

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rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

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to be pleased; to be in a good mood

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gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

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several (objects, usu. from two to six)

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useless; vain; aimless; idle

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cram school; private tutoring school; juku

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solid (body); solid matter; solid food

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to have sex; to have a physical relationship

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to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips

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to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken

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to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate

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stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)

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to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow

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healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

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risky

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being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

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like a decent person; human

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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

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to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of

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polygamy; polygyny

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taking the field first; batting second

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gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

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telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call

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bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering

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alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC

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to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)

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bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer

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elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

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still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

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swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

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to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

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to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

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same meaning; synonymy

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to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

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being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

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to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

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to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

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indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

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wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler

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