jpdb beta

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

1

I can tell you; heh

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to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

1

really; truly

1

isn't that right?

1

actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

1

kabuki; Japanese classical drama

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

1

shout; yell; scream

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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rudder; helm

2

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

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to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

these guys; these fellows

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gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

1

peerless; unequaled; unequalled

2

arms; armament

2

union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration

2

major change; major transformation

1

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

3

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

1

to escape; to run away

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

2

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

2

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

2

he; she; that guy

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

1

punishment; judgement; judgment

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counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets

1

Olympic rings; Olympics

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helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

2

tooth

1

high steward; grand master

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mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion

1

cannon

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

1

beheading; decapitation

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raging fire; conflagration

1

phew; whew

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sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens

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dancing; dance

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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