jpdb beta

twice

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present-day science; modern science

1

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

1

crystal structure; crystalline structure

1

to be finished; to be completed; to be done

1

artist

1

process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work

1

to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)

1

quenching; hardening; tempering

1

well-cooked; well-done; browned

1

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

3

martensite

1

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

1

thickly painted; thickly lacquered; impasto

1

half-roasted; half-baked; rare

1

in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown

1

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

1

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

1

nape (of the neck); nucha

1

supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

1

swallowing; understanding; apprehension

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

2

edged tool; cutlery

2

with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)

3

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

1

showy; ostentatious

1

flowing through; conduction

1

spearmanship

1

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

1

spearman

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pressure; force

1

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

3

implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

1

whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

1

something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

1

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

1

first; new

2

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

1

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

1

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

5

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

2

sharp; keen; acute

1

cut; notch; raid; attack

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

2

magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

1

betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

1

filthy; dirty (looking); drab

2