jpdb beta

to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances

4

true value; real worth

4

practice; practising; experience

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countermeasure; counter-measure

2

admiration; being impressed (by)

3

point of a sword

4

to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

4

technique; art; skill; move

49

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

30

experiential; empirical; experimental

1

heyday; golden age

1

locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition

4

this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such

1

three-stranded

2

several tens

9

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

2

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

1

fully; thoroughly

1

bipartite; in two parts; double

1

two shots

3

roundhouse kick; turning kick

5

guard; girder bridge

7

operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

5

higher-order-; meta-

6

longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration

6

divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

3

defensive-only

3

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

13

unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible

3

to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle

10

fainting in agony

8

fatal

1

to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)

6

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

6

shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited

1

stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause

1

conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence

8

secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

13

decision; judgment; resolution

3

straight; as the crow flies

7

line

3

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

13

miracle; wonder; marvel

20

rationality; reasonableness

3

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

49

cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

4

any number of people

1

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

3

to knead well; to polish; to refine

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