jpdb beta

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

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skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through

2

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

2

to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on

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advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)

2

immediately following

4

blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand

3

ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

3

battle formation; disposition of troops

3

efficiency

4

to push someone (towards); to encourage someone

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to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into

2

human; humane

1

discretion; consideration; allowance

1

putting out the lights; turning off the lights

1

first wave

1

making efficient; optimization

1

merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

1

unimpressive; unimpressed

1

himself; he himself

4

orbit; eye socket

1

to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)

3

spare time; free time; leisure time

1

to kill; to choke the life out of

1

minor injury

4

damage; injury; loss

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

3

spearhead

1

rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake

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to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

2

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

1

rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line

2

(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture

1

as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

4

that's a different matter; that's a different story

1

light source

2

unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

1

cross; cross shape; sign of the cross

3

left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

1

shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

2

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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side

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safety zone; traffic island

1

dark night; moonless night

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corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner

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counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

2

to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)

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