jpdb beta

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

4

to lose sight of; to miss

1

to raise overhead

2

coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane

1

holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner

1

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

2

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

1

quenching; hardening; tempering

1

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

9

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

2

several tens

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

training; drill; practice; practising; discipline

2

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

4

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

8

starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card

1

flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers

2

beheading; decapitation

4

hitting a ball; batting; stroke

3

matte (metallurgical)

1

each; every

3

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

2

this (very thing); this precisely

2

sword skills; swordsmanship

5

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

3

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

2

lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body

1

visual hallucination; vision

3

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

2

to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

2

just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

6

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

1

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

while passing each other

1

to bring back; to restore

2

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

3

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

3

ground; earth's surface

11

sole of foot

3

creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

4

to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar

3

three persons; three parties

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

2

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

1

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

5

between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

2

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

1

to break; to smash

2

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

5