jpdb beta

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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preference; priority; precedence

2

to have in one's dreams

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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

1

to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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to say no more; to sink into silence

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faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

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and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

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kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

4

motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

1

person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)

2

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

2

existence; possession; having; limited company

4

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

3

means; is; as for

2

martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts

2

sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi

1

boxing

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

1

pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

4

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

2

around the world; throughout the world

2

track-and-field events

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taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced

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becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice

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visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight

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then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

2

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

3

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

2

bare hand; empty hand

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empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed

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bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick

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without

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completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp

2

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

2

to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted

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to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

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green hand; novice

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