jpdb beta

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

3

half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

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difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

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sign; signal; cue

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

3

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

2

correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric

1

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

1

pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity

1

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

1

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

1

sweeping sideways; mowing down

2

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

2

upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

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wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

2

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

3

slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

1

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

1

without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

1

rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

5

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

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to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

2

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

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this world; this life; world of the living

1

no holds barred; anything goes; no limits

2

hand-to-hand combat

1

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

5

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

3

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

2

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

5

intestine; bowel

1

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

5

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

3

grotesque; disgusting; gross

1

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

3

by all means; at all costs

1

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

indoor; inside the room

1

if it's the case

2

chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat

1

desk

1

to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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