jpdb beta

battlefield; battleground

7

to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into

2

to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

7

to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

1

crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)

1

to come back (to); to return to a starting point

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight

1

exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response

1

spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

6

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

11

feint

1

to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict

2

on the occasion of

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

5

to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

7

shock wave

3

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

5

bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

2

stroke of sword

2

spectators; onlookers; members of the audience

4

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

5

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

2

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

5

to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow

1

chain with a weight at the end (usu. a weapon)

1

striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

11

to pretend; to feign

1

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

8

vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity

2

counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

1

gun barrel

2

short distance; close range

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

2

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

3

to bear; to endure

4

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

1

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

2

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

22

obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

2

parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect

2

temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)

2

hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack

1