jpdb beta

heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

1

to seize the initiative

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ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

1

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

1

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

1

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

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attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

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to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

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to lose consciousness

2

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)

5

(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)

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taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

2

striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving

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to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

2

to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun

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locational advantage; advantageous position

1

escape; getaway; evasion

1

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

1

capture; seizure

5

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

1

step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

2

foundation; basis

1

absolutely; positively; decidedly

1

cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air

1

to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

1

right behind; just behind; directly behind

1

to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

1

scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart

2

to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)

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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

1

indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)

1

to lie in wait; to wait for an opportunity to hurt someone; (lit.) to sharpen one's fangs

1

to pierce through; to break through

1

bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse

3

divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual

1

to keep standing; to stand motionless

1

unworthy; unbecoming; improper

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we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

2

not only

1

protracted war; war of attrition

1

quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly

1

to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

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opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

2

(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

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