jpdb beta

beginning; outset; first; onset

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careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

2

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

4

to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly

1

as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

1

punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag

1

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

1

that; those; the

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to have the nerve to

1

an eye for an eye

1

dilemma; predicament

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

1

cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

2

suffix for familiar person

2

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

1

defeat; lost battle; losing a war

1

rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot

1

because of; owing to; due to

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

1

unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another

1

tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

1

self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

2

careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

2

ridiculous; odd

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

2

ah; oh; hey!

1

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

1

all; entire; whole; altogether

1

bromide; publicity photograph of a movie star, entertainer, etc.

1

such; this sort of; like this

1

was; were

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to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

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all you want; as much as one wants

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mere; simple; sheer

1

good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

5

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

1

old woman

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

1