jpdb beta

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

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to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

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quiver

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to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

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Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

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posture; attitude

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

2

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

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to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily

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throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)

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request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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to throw into

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to sew together

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a bit more; a bit longer

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formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

3

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)

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Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

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reading matter; reading material

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to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant

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loss; forfeit

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quiet; still; surreptitious

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to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

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long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)

4

peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

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to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

3

to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

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

4

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

2

femoral region; thigh area

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abdomen; stomach; (lower) abdominal region; hypogastrium

2

very deeply

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what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

2

mere; only; just; slight

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combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

2

to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

2

centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

2

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

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liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice

3

generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less

2

use; service; purpose

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being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious

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driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

2

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

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to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge

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counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter

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