jpdb beta

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

7

shadow; tail; following

3

to hide oneself

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

1

where to?; whither?

1

head house (family); birthplace; originator

1

daimyo's spare residence or emergency refuge; residence of a daimyo's successor

5

samurai residence

5

in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

4

warrior

2

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

2

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

3

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

1

gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter

1

on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way

3

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

1

to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up

2

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

12

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

3

moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

1

eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

2

swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy

2

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

2

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

1

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

2

with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly

1

cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)

1

ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

1

quickness; agility; activity

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

3

vents at the hips of a pair of hakama

2

mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito

1

to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

1

directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front

3

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

2

jump; leap; skip; bound

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

1

swordplay; swordsmanship

1

to be splendid; to be superb

1

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip

1

straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

1

friend

1

ground; earth's surface

4

spark

2

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

2

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

1