jpdb beta

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

straw

1

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

2

driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)

1

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

3

disorder; disturbance; unrest

2

frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

2

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

3

ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

3

distrust; suspicion

2

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

2

to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that

2

(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone

2

to do so; to do thus

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

3

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

1

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

4

iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

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bequest; relic; cherished (by the deceased); treasured

1

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

2

Far East

1

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

6

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

6

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

2

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

10

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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theoretical

2

curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade

1

friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife

3

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

5

theory

2

point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt

2

things; everything

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

loveable; very likeable; like very much

1

inside; interior; inner part

9

maneuver to return a sword to its scabbard

2

cushioning; packaging

1

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

1

implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

2

bang on the money; spot on; right answer

1

similar to; like

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

2

minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate

1

control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

9

in a day; in a brief space of time

1

technical; practical

4

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

4