jpdb beta

mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange

3

edge; brink; verge; time; moment of

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

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sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

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scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

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including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

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pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

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origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

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to grasp tightly

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slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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right foot; right leg

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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

4

drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice

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

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lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

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

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gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

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pale; pallid; bluish-white

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light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power

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to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars

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beyond; across; the other side; the distance

4

tall figure; high stature

3

thirty; 30

2

six; 6

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naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell

3

languidly; loosely

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to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up

2

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

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hair (on the head)

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle

1

wearing one's hair knotted in the back

1

to stay calm; to keep cool

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attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

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very loose; slowly; leisurely

8

to approach; to draw near

8

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

2

name; given name; first name

3

second line of a four-line Chinese poem

1

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

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ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana

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