jpdb beta

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

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instinct

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to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

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beheading; decapitation

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to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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horizontal; level; even

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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sword blade; knife blade

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hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip

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pure white; snow white

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to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

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with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill

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chill; shakes; ague

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baseless; groundless

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protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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largest class; top category

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defense; defence; safeguard; protection

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thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate

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to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

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sense of smell; olfaction

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point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

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to have (something) innate; to be born with

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the sixth sense; intuition; hunch

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to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn

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to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

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to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)

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to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

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(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease

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with a collapse; with a slump

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to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

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one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)

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throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)

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to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)

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hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

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laceration

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to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

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numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

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to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

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all; every

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stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

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divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)

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flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

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how; in what way; how about; questionable

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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simple; plain

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easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap

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utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit

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