jpdb beta

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit

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vermilion (colour); cinnabar

2

here and there; in places

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cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

3

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while

1

exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)

1

underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie

1

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

2

body; body blow

2

prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1

to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward

2

pair; the two; both persons; both things

2

background music; BGM

1

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

1

privacy

1

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

3

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

6

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

1

rush; dash; charge

4

to double

1

following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable

1

ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

2

iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

2

anything and everything; just about everything

1

iaido (art of drawing the Japanese sword)

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

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

1

any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

4

to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

2

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

10

killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style

1

memory; sense; experience

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

11

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

1

acquisition; possession

1

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

2

to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

1

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

2

well; now; then

1

professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat

1

to knock down; to defeat

2

dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion

1

to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

1

to take the initiative

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of course; certainly; naturally

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

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tactics; strategy

1