jpdb beta

split; division; break up

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quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

1

strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

4

to send in

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rear; back; behind

4

one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

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to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

2

to practice magic; to practise magic

1

headwind; head wind

1

speed; velocity; pace; velocity

1

grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

1

bullet; shot; shell

12

to aim at

1

impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking

1

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

1

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

2

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

1

trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)

2

drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

2

reflexes

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ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

1

to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed

2

to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

1

lightly; easily; carelessly

1

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

3

comfortable; pleasant

1

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

2

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

1

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

1

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

1

jump; leap; skip; bound

2

beheading; decapitation

1

one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan

1

long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down

1

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

1

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

1

flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move

1

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

1

half step; half a step

1

to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations

1

overly optimistic; misjudged; underestimated

1

support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection

1

coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

opening fully; full throttle; full power

1

stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

2

to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

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