jpdb beta

martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)

2

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

1

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

15

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

2

work; job; labor; work

2

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

1

wrinkle; crease; ripple

1

hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek

1

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

2

pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way

2

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

ability; skill; facility

2

nearly one hour

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

2

dumpling store; dumpling seller

2

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

1

Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard

2

number one; first; best; most; game; round

6

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

2

captain; commander; commanding officer; leader

2

nine; 9

1

... years old; age (of) ...

1

uproar; disturbance

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

10

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

1

to hide oneself

1

travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

window

2

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

1

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

1

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

1

smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

3

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

3

giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)

2

pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot

3

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

3

oil

1

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

4

the very thing; itself

3

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

2

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

7

food taster

1

father

3

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

1

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

9

but; however; provided that

1

tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes

3