jpdb beta

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

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self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I

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density

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technique; art; skill; move

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master; expert

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card

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bloodshed

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compression; condensation; constriction; compaction

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skin

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to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

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curtain; bunting; act (in play)

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cold; frigid; bracing; dignified

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to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant

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large, perforated, turnip-shaped arrowhead cover made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia or paulownia; harmless arrow affixed with such a cover (that whistles when shot and is used to drive off evil spirits)

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Shinto ritual

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pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp

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astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence

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to raise overhead

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arrow; wedge; chock

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to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of

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corners of the mouth

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to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

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to knock down; to knock off

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water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)

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water vapour; water vapor; steam

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eardrum; tympanic membrane

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goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

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crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

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being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother

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fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

3

tendency; trend

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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to attack; to assault; to assail

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trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

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to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close

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many people; a large number of people

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samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight

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clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

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length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases

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sweltering heat

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burn hole; scorch

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to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

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hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength

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putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

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dragonfly; damselfly

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