jpdb beta

not long has passed since ...

1

dull or blunt sword

1

value; worth; merit

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

33

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

2

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

to build up; to establish (one's reputation)

1

do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.)

1

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

1

even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

2

suicide attack; kamikaze attack

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

2

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

5

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

9

bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

1

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

1

much less; to say nothing of

1

that; the matter in question

2

oneself; myself

2

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

3

stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project

1

to draw a sword

1

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

1

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

2

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

5

to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

2

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

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

3

space; room; airspace

3

distortion; falsification; perversion

2

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

2

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

fatal; lethal

3

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

36

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

2

to get a late start

2

confrontation; showdown

1

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

10

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

3

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

1

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

2

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

1

to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

2

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

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continuation; succession; series

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