jpdb beta

rolling up one's sleeves

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top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

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delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

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half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

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iron hammer; crushing blow

3

battle formation; military formation

2

skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity

1

smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

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leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage

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real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

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thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

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sword strike; sword slash

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to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand

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swirling current; eddy; whirlpool; eddy current

2

whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)

1

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

1

self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style

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strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

1

blasting

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hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel

2

shock wave

3

to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush

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impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)

1

map; atlas; chart; plan

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young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air

1

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

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complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)

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spite; frustration; vexation

1

to tell a lie; to fib

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alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding

2

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

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transition; change; progress; passing (of time)

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self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

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investigation; research; looking something up

1

blow; shock

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fishing village

2

to leave (a scene); to step away

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face (of person)

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to lose consciousness

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nonresistance

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acquisition; possession

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one large ...; a great ...

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decline; fall; decay; withering

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shout (of excitement); roar (of a crowd)

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chill; shakes; ague

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wealthy person

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big talk; braggadocio

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