jpdb beta

to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

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tip of a sword; point of a sword

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to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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fellow student

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apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

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with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there

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tension; strain

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to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat

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climax; peak; zenith; apex

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moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

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crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

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high-pitched; shrill

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metallic sound; metallic clank

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to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

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visual confirmation; sighting

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long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

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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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to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

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to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

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to make a serious effort

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one's family; family member

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pupil; disciple; follower

1

catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift

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dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master); certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)

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fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

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selfish; asking too much

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stretcher; litter (medical); gurney

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heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

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to collapse into; to flop onto

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to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up

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to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

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to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

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to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty

2

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

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hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)

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thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

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of no interest; not interested

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gay person (esp. male)

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to giggle

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accumulation; accumulate; store

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fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility

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common-sense expectation; obvious conclusion; conventional wisdom; received opinion

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to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

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though one didn't intend (expect) to

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to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

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logic; logical

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to be at a loss; to be puzzled

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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