jpdb beta

gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

1

to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)

1

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

it's not like; it isn't as if

1

necessity; inevitability

1

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

2

preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

3

to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch

1

individually; separately

1

bathroom

2

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

2

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

physical condition; state of health; shape

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arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

1

somehow; somewhat; seemingly

3

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

3

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

1

direct

3

the other; the other one

1

western style

2

kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

1

hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip

1

modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)

1

to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

4

historical; traditional; historic

2

geographical; geographic

1

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

3

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

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inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

10

iron ore

2

production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)

3

plain; open field

2

plants and animals; flora and fauna

2

iron manufacture

1

early on; earlier on; from early

1

mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight

2

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

3

generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation

2

hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

1

pinpoint

1

bipolarization; bipolarisation

1

cavalry; cavalryman; trooper

1

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

3

fencing

1

humidity

2

mountainous region

2

armor and helmet

2

light weight

1

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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