jpdb beta

to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

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to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

2

hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy

1

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

1

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

1

first meeting; first interview with

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what sort; what kind

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

2

to extol; to give praise

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

1

to kill one's enemy (opponent)

2

being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

1

setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)

1

head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest

1

poor plan

1

antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis

4

intelligence

1

the same kind; accomplice; partner

1

to excel; to surpass

1

nature; natural constitution; innate disposition

1

tactics

3

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

1

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

1

genius; prodigy; natural gift

6

region; limits; stage; level

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

3

heyday; golden age

3

monster

1

stretch

1

empirical; from experience

1

hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

1

to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

3

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

1

awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

1

advanced age; senility

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physical ability

2

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over

2

quadruple time; four-four time; common time; the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum)

1

to feel ashamed

1

whole nation; whole land; whole country

1

I; me

1

out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope

1

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

1

even now; still; as yet

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to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack

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