jpdb beta

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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

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much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly

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rapid succession (e.g. questions)

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evident; plain; distinct; clear

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chief; main; principal; major

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to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

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even more; still more; further

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to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

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pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing

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to burn; to get fired up

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bright red; crimson lotus flower

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(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song

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to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

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completely; all the way; altogether; bodily

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to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

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to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

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look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

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defensive fight (battle)

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long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

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to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

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we have a result!; game over!; match!

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how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

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to be lacking in options; to be too few

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each and all; every single one; everybody

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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fair and square; open and aboveboard

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rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point

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to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)

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countermeasure; counter-measure

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to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent

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quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

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fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

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mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion

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misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

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main cause; primary factor

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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belatedly; tardily

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a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

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support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

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one's cherished opinion; pet theory

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