jpdb beta

to draw a sword

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to give directions; to issue instructions

1

shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically

1

killing and wounding; bloodshed

1

to practice magic; to practise magic

1

changing for the better

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point

1

disturbance; kerfuffle

1

noise; sound

1

being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other

1

barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial

1

leaving one's seat

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straight line; beeline

1

apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia

1

obsidian

1

pitch-black; jet-black

1

because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

1

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

1

malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked

1

blocking the way; standing in the way

1

your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

1

by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)

3

hurriedly; hurry-scurry; helter-skelter

1

chain; series; connection; linkage

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

1

escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis

1

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

coercive; overbearing

1

evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace

1

reverence; awe; respect

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just

1

torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

1

to have repercussions

1

to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure

1

hateful; detestable; loathsome

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

1

close to the wall; alongside the wall

3

to cross swords (with)

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concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works

2

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

to be entwined; to be involved

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restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

2

serious wound; hard blow

1

inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

2