jpdb beta

unqualified; without qualifications

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slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)

1

to sidle up to

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languidly; loosely

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

1

left hook

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to pretend; to feign

1

ducking

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mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape

1

water's surface

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transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)

2

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

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narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin

2

lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

2

to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

2

dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

3

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

2

to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry

1

to bring back; to restore

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

1

to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

3

(animal) collar; necklace; choker

1

to tame; to win over

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration

3

impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

3

spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

2

backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests

1

attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound

2

thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

3

lisping; cooing

1

to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

4

the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

3

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

2

offense and defense; offence and defence

1

exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response

2

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

6

gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma

2

... years old; age (of) ...

5

to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age

1

trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery

1

complicated and mysterious

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inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart

2

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

1

fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)

3

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

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