jpdb beta

interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

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posture; stance

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not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)

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to release

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awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

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tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

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endurance; perseverance; patience

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to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

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stare; gaze; fixation

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coward

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nowhere

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to make a serious effort

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bright line

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paper-thin (difference)

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw

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root; joint; base; crotch

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unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy

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slash; slashing attack

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

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frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

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

1

sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

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fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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edge of blade

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long talk; long-winded speech

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to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified

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showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

1

just because; even if; even though

1

stale; hackneyed; cliched

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to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

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to be in a fit (of anger); to rage

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to behead; to decapitate

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provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

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to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

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thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

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(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

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swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

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halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

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to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

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involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

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to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

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focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

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fatal wound

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clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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(to aim at) a weak point

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reward; prize

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