jpdb beta

to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A

2

to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of

1

in tatters; in pieces; wiped out

1

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

1

postwar period; period after Second World War

1

yes and no; for and against

1

how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form

1

flaw; defect; fault; (legal) fault; flaw

1

hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation

1

damage; injury

2

a plan

1

mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused

1

ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

1

relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

1

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

3

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death

3

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

1

prudent; thoughtful; discreet

1

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

1

in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

1

savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised

1

violent

1

road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism

9

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

2

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

1

two alternatives

1

superior officer

1

chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

1

mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures

1

in the end; on top of that

1

extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out

1

pure white; snow white

1

feelings of guilt

1

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted

1

shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)

1

to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate

1

expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread

2

slogan

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harm; injury; evil (influence)

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

to be of no importance

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new government; new administration

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before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

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