jpdb beta

competition; rivalry; something worth doing

1

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

4

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

2

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

1

before one's eyes

5

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

3

enemy (soldier)

2

pebble

1

to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

2

primitive; original

3

work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

2

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

1

control

1

(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

1

rarely; seldom

2

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

1

fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

3

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

5

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

1

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)

1

unarmed; without weapons

1

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

1

squad; team

1

skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity

1

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

2

morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

1

under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

2

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

1

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

2

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

2

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

1

acting; performance

3

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

1

false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

2

mediocrity; ordinary ability

1

something like ...; something called ...

1

careless

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

3

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

1

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

2

half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

1

opposite; reverse; contrary

3

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

to win; to gain victory

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