jpdb beta

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

2

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

6

nose

2

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

2

to jump at; to be attracted by

5

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

10

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

17

the four social classes (samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants); the masses

1

to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

4

harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

4

(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

7

slight reduction; small decrease

3

however; because; as

7

putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

1

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

11

master; expert

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

8

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

2

martial arts

2

practice; practising; training; study

1

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

2

to make a success in life

1

to weave

14

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

6

urgent business; pressing need; imperative

1

desperately; for one's dear life

1

to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

1

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

1

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

3

weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight

1

sword play; samurai drama

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

2

faraway; far-off

1

corners of a field

1

to call out; to shout

3

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

to shake one's head (in denial)

2

Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner

2

gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)

3

giant

5

(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.

59

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

3

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

8

footmen; foot soldier

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

4

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

4