jpdb beta

bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

2

beheading; decapitation

3

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

3

(hand) gesture; movement of the hand

1

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

3

to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

1

soul; spirit

3

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

4

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

5

ground; earth's surface

7

to cook by steam

1

to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

3

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

1

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

1

it seems that; as if

6

excite

1

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

6

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

3

main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

2

throughout the body

1

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

3

deep breath

2

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

2

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

6

drum

2

to ring; to clang

1

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

4

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

5

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

1

dusk; twilight

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

3

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

3

gust of wind

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

2

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

6

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

2

shut up!; be quiet!

3

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

1

straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

1

big; large; great

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