jpdb beta

predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

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wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

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all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere

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barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity

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firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial

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counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets

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ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

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talisman; amulet; charm

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short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō

4

variation

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guess; conjecture; surmise

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with a thud (of something heavy)

2

lightning rod

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therefore; consequently

2

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

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to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation

1

agreement; rule; arrangement; decision

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great swordsman; master fencer

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one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain

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lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity

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to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last

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comfort; consolation; diversion

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with one's own hands

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respect and affection; love and respect

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youngest brother; last disciple

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trademark

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to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

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well then; right

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okay; sure; okey-dokey

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standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high

2

to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay

2

leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking

1

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

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beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal

2

to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

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fierce fighting

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dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam

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mental; psychological; physical

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burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing

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remedial measure; relief measure; corrective measure; countermeasure; remedy

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fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

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24th day of the month; 24 days

3

military expedition led in person by the emperor

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(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action)

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being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

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short story; short film; short poem

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collection of short stories; collected short stories

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climax

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within the year; before the year is out

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