jpdb beta

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

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losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting 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

bare ground; denuded land; barren area; dead land

2

to blaze; to burn brightly

1

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

1

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

1

grain (of wood)

9

grass sickle

1

comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall

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 (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby

1

pupil and (dark) iris of the eye

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

indignation; resentment

1

I; me

3

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

1

details; particulars; everything; every last detail

1

to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone 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; 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; hubby; dearie

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)

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to cross swords (with)

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to set fire (to)

1

illumination; lighting

2

chestnut-color; chestnut-colour

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rapier

2

strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting

4

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

2

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

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gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

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relief; rescue

2

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

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