jpdb beta

protective wall; bulwark

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end of life; death; annihilation

2

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

1

to cut off the retreat

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being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

1

half the body; half length

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

madness; insanity

1

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

1

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

4

to collide; to clash

1

spark

1

enclosure; box; siege

1

flight; desertion; escape

1

to slay; to cut down (a foe)

1

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

2

state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

1

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

1

to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

1

to make plans

1

faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door

1

frail; slender; feminine

2

injury; wound

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart

1

rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

1

altar

3

fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)

3

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

4

to ring; to clang

2

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

2

two by two; by twos; as a couple

1

to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

2

several steps

1

at; in; on

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

to form a circle; to stand in a circle

1

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

1

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

2

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing

1

beforehand; in advance; previously

1

(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

1

having said that; on the other hand

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clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

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