jpdb beta

physical strength; the strength of one's muscles

3

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

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to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

4

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

5

huge; enormous; great big

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not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

3

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

5

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

6

boy; son; baby boy; young man

3

massage; rub; squeezing

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

7

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

2

grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person

1

inexperienced

1

without doing ...; don't

1

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

6

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

2

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

virgin; maiden

5

to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse

1

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

2

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

9

forehead; brow

4

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

3

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing

1

before long; even now

2

to wear out

1

entreaty; appeal; petition

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

8

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

9

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

1

next shot

1

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

4

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

2

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

3

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

8

standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high

1

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

2

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

4

great physical power; animal strength

2

safety device

12

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

4

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

5

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

7

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

6

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

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