jpdb beta

both sides

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couch; bench; ottoman; settee

1

one knee

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to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)

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arrow; wedge; chock

2

both hands

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support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support

1

opening of a scabbard; mouth of a sword sheath; style of shirt with carp-mouth shaped sleeves

1

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

1

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

2

roar; howl; yell; bellow

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loud; sonorous; ringing

3

sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji

3

with a rushing sound (of rain, waves, etc.); with a whoosh (e.g. when pouring rice); in a sudden collapse; with a clatter; swarming (e.g. of insects); surging

1

braking

1

runaway horse; galloping horse

1

fabric; cloth; material

1

outset; start; beginning

1

one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain

1

to cross swords (with)

1

elated; triumphant; proud

1

to settle (a dispute)

1

helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret

1

before god; before an altar

1

two great men

2

foreign element; impurity; admixture

1

appalling; awful; horrible; horrifying; ghastly

1

to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance

1

to glare at; to scowl at

1

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

distance in sword combat where approaching one more step allows hitting one's opponent

1

true character; real nature

1

uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous

2

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

1

detour; circumvention; turning movement

1

short distance; close range

1

breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality

1

fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

1

to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around

1

to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin

2

despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

1

tomfoolery; monkey business

1

hanging by a thread; being in imminent danger; critical situation; (lit.) a thousand weights on a single hair

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing

1

to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up

1

laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

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counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip

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patient; unhurried; leisurely

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straight line

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simple honesty; tactless frankness

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