jpdb beta

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

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blue sky

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there is nothing

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rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

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rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)

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it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

1

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

1

fundamental; basic

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of all things

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

1

to be found; to be discovered

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

2

invisibility

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Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)

2

doll; puppet; figure

2

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

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to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

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amplification

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(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied

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close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting

2

completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

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vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)

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hesitation; indecision; vacillation

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blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

1

Earth; the globe

2

to do so; to do thus

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to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

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to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

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nonchalant air; unruffled air

2

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

2

to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

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(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

3

classical form of martial art

3

unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

1

criticism; critique

1

sure; yeah; I know

1

to be responsive; to show immediate results

1

seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

1

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

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lecturer

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sword skills; swordsmanship

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

2

to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)

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emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

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tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)

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unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

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