jpdb beta

wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai

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stab; thrust; lunge

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valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine

1

to thrust down; to push off

1

as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

1

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

1

stout heart; strong mind

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to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

1

determination; resolution

3

devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

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to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

3

to kill

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(not) in the slightest; (not) at all

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great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

2

show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture

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one's last moments; death throes; agony of death

2

hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

2

awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

4

waterfall; (arch.) rapids

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puddle; pool of water

1

innumerable; countless; numberless

1

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

2

to have nerves of steel

1

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

clear; splendid; cheerful; bright (e.g. look)

1

to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound

1

Buddhist mortuary tablet

2

employer's house; master's house

1

bulk; volume; quantity

1

thoughtfulness; diversion; recreation

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

2

life span

1

sincerity; true heart; devotion

2

monk

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memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit

1

negligence; carelessness

1

to shed tears

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to say; to tell (somebody); to state

1

surely (not); certainly (not)

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imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

1

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

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(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

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bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

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