jpdb beta

for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

1

to experience

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strategy; tactics

2

preference; priority; precedence

1

such a thing; something like that

2

knowing only too well; being fully aware of

2

then; well then; if so

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

4

to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet

1

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

2

blow; hit; stroke

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dangerous; risky

3

extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

4

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

air battle; dog fight; aerial battle

2

half

3

sky; air; mid-air

3

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

1

the last moment; the very end

1

subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

1

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over

1

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

2

assist; assistance

1

originally; by nature; from the start

1

handling; handball (soccer foul)

1

last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

1

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

1

to face; to go towards; to head towards

3

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

4

to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best

1

exchange; conversion

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

1

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

1

spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare

1

even; but; however

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1

comma; decimal point; radix point

1

both; both sides; both parties

5

cause of defeat

1

fist

1

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

3

ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out

1

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

2

kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up

1

experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught

1

no, not like that (but like this)

1

first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

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