jpdb beta

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

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naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata

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to move forward; to move on

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extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

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embarrassing

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step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

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to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of

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to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse

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standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

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making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

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graciously; respectfully

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to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

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last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

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guiltless; innocent

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to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins

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to shed blood

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to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

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to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)

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to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

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plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater

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blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

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to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff

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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade

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greedy; avaricious; covetous

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treachery; betrayal; perfidy

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to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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finishing blow; coup de grâce

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to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out

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wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword

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the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed

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stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

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superstition; superstitious belief

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heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

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evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

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snow-laden clouds

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to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)

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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

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to grow restive; to begin to act violently

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crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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rush; dash; charge

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heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate

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