jpdb beta

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

8

flash; brandish

6

bisection

5

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

long spell of rain

1

intermittent

2

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

2

to rain incessantly; to downpour

3

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

2

blow; hit; stroke

3

each; every

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

3

accumulation; accumulate; store

1

damage

2

desperation measure

1

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

2

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

3

literally; to the letter; literal

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

20

with all one's strength; with all one's might

2

difference; variation; difference

4

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

3

trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

2

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

3

owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

1

grizzly (bear)

1

body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)

1

to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

end of life; death; annihilation

4

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

2

uproar; disturbance

3

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

2

similar

2

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

11

detour; circumvention; turning movement

2

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

2

ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

1

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)

2

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

4

observation; survey; watching

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

3

landslide

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

5

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

2

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

1

visit for no reason; go on fool's errand

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