jpdb beta

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

3

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

5

one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

2

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

2

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

1

for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account

1

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

1

easy; simple; light

1

they; those guys

4

sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

3

stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

3

babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant

1

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

1

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

2

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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with these words; while saying

5

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

4

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

2

to glare at; to scowl at

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to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

1

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

4

voice; cry; shout

1

group; mass

1

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

3

fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

4

way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword

6

secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

7

lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source

2

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

1

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

2

direct hit

1

dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

1

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

2

smoke; fumes

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charred; burnt black; scorched black

1

beast; brute; animal

1

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

1

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

6

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

4

bottom; buttocks

1

with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame

5

spanking (usu. erotic)

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

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