jpdb beta

warming up; limbering up

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to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

4

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

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to spoil; to rot; to corrode

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

5

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

4

soldier; combatant; warrior

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

2

departure

5

wicked; evil

3

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

1

grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)

2

unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of

1

before one's eyes

1

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

5

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

4

negative; minus

2

vitality; (one's) life force

3

dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)

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ghost; apparition

7

immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead

2

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

3

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

6

miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases

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our

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area; domain; territory; field; range; region

2

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

2

to realize; to realise

1

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

1

to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

1

user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift

6

veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience

1

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

3

root of a tooth; fang

1

chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

2

daring and resolute; having dauntless courage

1

to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)

1

old soldier; veteran; old hand

1

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

6

insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance

2

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

1

to trickle down

2

to wait upon; to serve

2

force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

4

destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

1

one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth

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