jpdb beta

being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself

1

to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

1

shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford

1

eastern coast; east bank

1

cluster of trees; grove; thicket

2

fragment; scrap; piece; shred

1

nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

2

to blaze; to burn brightly

1

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

1

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

1

grain (of wood)

9

grass sickle

1

comprehensive; composite; all-embracing

1

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

2

to cause casualties; to result in deaths

1

big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)

1

pupil and (dark) iris of the eye

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

indignation; resentment

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

1

details; particulars

1

to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

1

changing one's mind

1

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

1

assailant; marauder

21

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

1

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

1

scouting; reconnaissance

1

to take by surprise

1

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

1

leaving a matter to chance

1

breastplate; chest protector; bib

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

you; my dear; hey

2

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

1

in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

1

silver (color, colour)

1

to cross swords (with)

1

to set fire (to)

1

illumination; lighting

2

chestnut-color; chestnut-colour

1

rapier

2

hard struggle; strenuous effort

4

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

2

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

relief; rescue

2

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

1

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

1

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

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