jpdb beta

to be filled to bursting; to burst

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surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

1

short spring night

3

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

1

strong; intense; severe

1

to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall

2

Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan

1

one's later years; final years (in life)

2

somersault

1

private first class (JGSDF)

1

young pine (tree); New Year's symbolic pine decoration

1

selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

1

eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood

1

namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar

1

nearest; closest

1

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

1

dawn; daybreak

2

to become thin; to fade; to grow pale

1

to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

1

in opposition to

2

to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing

1

suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far

1

right armpit; right side

1

trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers

1

nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

1

to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)

1

to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way

1

tip of a sword

1

dangerous position; peril

1

skating rink; ice surface; silver plate

1

shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin

1

confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble

2

opening and shutting; opening and closing

1

to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down

1

to cross swords (with)

1

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

1

versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

3

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

1

highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

3

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

1

battle dust; the tumult of war

1

to call back; to recall

1

to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

2

to fight with swords; to cross swords

2

to make an appearance; to show up

1

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

1

to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)

1

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

2

watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)

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