jpdb beta

hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke

1

tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)

3

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

1

definiteness; certainty

1

win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

2

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

6

scholastic; academic

1

kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

2

bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword

1

wooden sword

6

to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight

1

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

2

pickled daikon radish

1

monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court

1

immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

2

wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

2

Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

1

Olympic Games; Olympics; Olympic rings

1

saints and sages

1

master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)

1

(written) work; book; writings

1

to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

1

research; study; investigation

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

2

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

1

spirit; heart; disposition

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

2

news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact

1

cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

5

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

noise; sound

5

to fight against; to oppose; to face

5

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

2

mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect

2

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

2

main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)

10

several steps

2

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

1

to conceal; to hide

1

surely; certainly

3

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

2

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

there is nothing; having nothing

1

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion

4

to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off

2