jpdb beta

defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

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cane; walking stick; staff; wand

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pride; boast; credit (to)

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to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

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reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

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the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin

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speech; expression; wording; language

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violent emotion; passion; fury

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to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

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chance (of success); odds

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to have no chance (of succeeding)

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to lose consciousness

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to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush

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to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)

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origin

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to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish

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honour; honor

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mantle; cloak; manteau

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form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

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coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment

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hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

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to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

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to spread one's wings

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raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird

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spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

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(made of) steel

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inverse; reverse

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

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(on) horseback; riding a horse

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long spear; pike

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to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

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infantry; infantryman; foot soldier

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elliptical shape; oval shape

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to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound

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arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself

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crest; coat of arms

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to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

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holy knight

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to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten

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curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

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structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

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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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sword; blade; single stroke

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to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

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ellipse; oval

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to collide; to clash

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pair; the two; both persons; both things

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