jpdb beta

another style; another school (of thought, karate, etc.)

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clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

4

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

2

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

2

speed of sound

1

silence

1

to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

2

guillotine

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fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus

1

scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace

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nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

5

artery

2

to open one's eyes wide

1

guardian spirit

1

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

1

drawing a sword; drawn sword

1

to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet

2

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

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to leap back; to jump back

2

landing

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upper half of the body; upper body

4

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

3

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

1

bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge

1

to shed blood

4

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

2

offense and defense; offence and defence

4

stroke of sword

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similarly; same (idea); same (name)

1

to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant

3

one's mind

2

bone fracture

3

unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

4

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

2

to fall on one's backside

2

first; new

1

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

2

wisdom

1

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

2

behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

1

sense of duty (obligation)

1

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

1

to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack

2

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

1

quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

1

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

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drunkard

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to flourish briefly (esp. before retiring or stopping); to have a day in the limelight; to have a stint of success

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