jpdb beta

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside

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step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

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to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1

serious look (on one's face); straight face

2

to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down

5

inside; interior; inner part

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

2

smoke; fumes

4

when; at what point

2

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

2

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

2

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

5

fatal wound

1

maybe; could be; might

1

equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival

1

cause of defeat

1

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

4

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

1

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1

fatal; lethal

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

2

unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely

1

to show up; to appear; to turn up

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

3

huge; gigantic; enormous

5

ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

2

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

3

height (of a person); stature

1

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

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metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge

2

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

sword blade; knife blade

8

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

1

without trouble; easily; readily

4

colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated

1

swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person

1

physical strength; muscle strength

1

unnecessary; unneeded

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

2

pommel

2

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

1

shock wave

2

one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt

3

school of painting

1

vomit and excreta

2

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

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