jpdb beta

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order

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skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

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bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

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fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

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to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

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restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse

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to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

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tactics; strategy

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double

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beginning; start

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after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

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foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking

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(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

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walking; going on foot

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abdomen

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defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

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abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

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thrusting (a spear, etc.)

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precision; accuracy

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sword skills; swordsmanship

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essence; true nature; substance; reality

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one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of

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cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

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(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

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violent explosion; bursting

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long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

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to extend; to expand; to spread out

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

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to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

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to jump upon (a moving object)

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important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

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profitable plan; good plan

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come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

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vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse

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help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

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coward; dastard

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point-blank range

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defensive-only

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separation (e.g. by a screen, curtain, or door)

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precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close

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the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

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to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

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reaching; attaining; arrival

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

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to prick with a needle

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

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