jpdb beta

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

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(how) many times; (how) often

2

in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

2

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

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reach

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interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

3

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

2

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

4

way out; means to escape; escape route

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

4

to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)

2

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

control

1

delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle

1

sword skills; swordsmanship

1

wise; clever; smart

2

construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation

2

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

1

inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability

1

to collide; to clash

1

high-pitched tone; soprano

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

steel

5

both feet; both legs

1

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

1

metre; meter; meter; gauge

1

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

1

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

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bullet; shot; shell

3

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

9

exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

3

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

1

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

1

to repeat; to do something over again

1

life span

1

to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

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in a day; in a brief space of time

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to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards

2

to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)

2

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

4

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

3

being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed

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direct

2

to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

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