jpdb beta

dealing with; coping with

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classical form of martial art

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evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

4

to act; to take action

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pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

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(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

2

physical ability

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weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

2

to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

1

one month

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to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

1

specialization; specialisation

1

beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

1

pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia

1

hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat

2

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

2

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1

similar

3

to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)

1

long distance; long range; long distance relationship

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

2

(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

1

to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by

1

reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth

1

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

1

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

1

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

1

evidence; proof; witness

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

2

feeling keenly; fully realizing

1

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

1

duty; function; office; mission; task; role

1

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

3

older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

2

in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes

1

civet cat

1

amount of material resources

1

defensive-only

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

2

charm; amulet; talisman

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

2

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

2

iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

1

tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

1

charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu

3

surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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black dragon

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the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow

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