jpdb beta

ho-ho

1

lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy

1

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

these guys; these fellows

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

1

being without a name; being nameless; namelessness

3

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

3

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

1

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

2

one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach

1

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

2

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

2

iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

2

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

1

scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

1

at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

1

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

3

speed

1

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

3

underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

1

straight line; beeline

1

improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy

1

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

2

noisy voices

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

2

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

1

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

1

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

sounds

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

1

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

1

Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition); three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

1

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

1

dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)

1

I can tell you; heh

6

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

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

1

how dare ...; how could ...

1

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

1

four people

1

one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting

1

report to the Emperor

1