jpdb beta

greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe

2

to have one's hands slip (and drop something)

1

stabbing repeatedly

1

smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth

2

to put up resistance

1

to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

2

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

4

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

10

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

6

brown; tan

3

to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled

1

vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild

1

cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

4

spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)

4

to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)

1

handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command

1

thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

10

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

13

counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty

1

to wield a spear

1

to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate

1

three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

10

to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to

1

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

1

prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy

2

human body

6

utmost limits; extremity; limit

5

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

3

measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

1

marionette

1

breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

2

since then; from that time; ever since

1

source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

2

match (for lighting a fire)

2

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

2

to emit smoke

1

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

2

funeral

2

to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting

2

shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander

1

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

4

the powers that be

1

family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables

1

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

4

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

3

anecdote; story; episode

3

school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)

3

to do (for someone)

4

one's own style; self-taught manner

1