jpdb beta

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

1

tumor; tumour

1

looking on; remaining a spectator

1

feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

2

affixing a seal

2

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

3

marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)

1

military science; strategy; tactics

1

"gentleman" who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her

1

lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

4

brave warrior; hero; brave man

2

Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)

2

harmony; reconciliation

1

reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

1

Saburi

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

1

spearmanship

1

(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart

1

to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

1

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

1

to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

1

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

1

to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel

1

splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

1

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

1

payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

1

key people

1

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

1

one party; one faction; one clique

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream

1

time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on

1

early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar

5

door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician

18

Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)

1

dental; dental consonant; dental sound

1

migratory bird; bird of passage

1

to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

1

common camellia (Camellia japonica)

2

sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)

1

sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)

1

hedge; fence; border; limit

1

light makeup

1

very thick; heavy

1

sewing; needlework

1

Monday

1

sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan

8