jpdb beta

iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

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cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

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to shout at

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to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else

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idiot; shitbrain

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to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in

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dirty work; unpleasant task

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to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

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to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish

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fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box

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cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries

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hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet

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workers and farmers

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at any cost; at any price; at any expense

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shogi; Japanese chess

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meeting

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row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

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measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)

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knight; keima (in go); knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color

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piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

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to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate

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king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

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checkmate

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archery ceremony; ceremony related to archery

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to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

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desolate field; withered field

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wintry desolation; poor business conditions

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cold wintry wind

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serious wound; hard blow

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young tuna (esp. northern bluefin tuna under 1 meter)

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LOL; haha

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to pep up; to cheer up

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sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic

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end; close; finish; termination

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falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy

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mountain stream; mountain torrent

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side; flank

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tinder; touchwood; charcloth

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crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)

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flint; firestone

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signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move

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to tumble down; to roll down

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spark

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iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)

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zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping

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street performing

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close by; right there; short distance away; at once; as soon as possible; immediately

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long ago; once upon a time

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pointing at

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sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar

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