jpdb beta

there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

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rival; enemy

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countless; innumerable

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

was

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to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

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what kind of; what sort of; what

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not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

sutra; Buddhist scriptures

1

favorite sword; cherished sword

1

Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)

1

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

1

to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

1

half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

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to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

1

eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood

1

fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence

1

tip of a sword; point of a sword

1

to depart (for military service); to go (into battle)

1

just now; at this moment; at this point of time

1

life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic

1

one's son; punk; brat; bastard

1

one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

2

sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard

1

to recover; to be healed

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to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

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one's whole soul

1

lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

1

punishment; penalty

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to explain adequately; to be accountable

1

one bow; one salute; one greeting

1

to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

2

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

the whole day; all the day

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available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let

1

rather than; more ... than ...

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mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends

1

skeleton

2

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

1

closet

2

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

1

loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

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work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

1

act; deed; conduct

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to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude

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