jpdb beta

to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)

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gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

5

fighting sport; combat sport; martial art

5

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

4

tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

19

tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation

8

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

2

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

destruction; collapse; crumbling

1

to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

1

in succession; one by one

6

in the trees

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

huge body; large build

2

seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection

4

slug

18

base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag

1

top part of the head; crown; parietal region

3

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

8

side

1

dragonfly

3

compound eye

1

both eyes

1

trunk of an elephant

2

feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing

41

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

10

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

2

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

5

both sides

3

human figure; human form

7

blood vessel; vein

2

to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

2

muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)

1

big frame; large figure; huge body

4

size

11

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

5

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

10

they; those guys; those fellows

7

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

4

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

1

Russia

10

piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

2

roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp

2

atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted

1

birds

1

to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

1

to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

2

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

2

instant; moment; for an instant

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