jpdb beta

polish; grinding; sharpening

1

table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner

1

to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)

1

process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work

1

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

1

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

20

slip; error; failure

1

lump of iron; iron ingot

2

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

12

keeping things tidy and in order

1

hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman

2

to kneel (in respect); to genuflect

1

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

8

eyelid

4

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

2

end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card

1

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

1

suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly

1

nod; inclination of the head

1

high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high

1

like this; in this way; as you see

1

completion; perfection; accomplishment

6

short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō

4

warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)

4

what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

1

straight sword

7

guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange

3

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

2

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

8

ornament; decoration

2

white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

1

knowledge; information

2

to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge

1

quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

1

forging

2

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

2

one-by-one; separately; in detail

1

handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown

1

along; parallel to; in accordance with

2

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

2

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

1

East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)

1

reinforcement; strengthening

2

dye; dyestuff; coloring agent

1

to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

4

Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera); mukutree

1

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage

1