jpdb beta

advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

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try to be; want to be

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like; as if; the same as

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fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

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salty sea breeze; salt wind

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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throat; singing voice

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departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

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thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent

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angry roar; bellow

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here and there; everywhere

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to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

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gambling den; gambling house

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

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

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pluralizing suffix

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hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

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in any way; to some extent; even if only a little

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meandering; snaking; zigzagging

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to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

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careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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troops; group members; team members

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big snake; serpent

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smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

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to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

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stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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to shoot or fire off an arrow

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indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

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subordinate person

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to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

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daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

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smile

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to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

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to stay calm; to keep cool

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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young commander; young leader; young master

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as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

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spindly; weak; gangly

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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