jpdb beta

technique; art; skill; move

10

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

6

the end (of); powder

1

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

1

Imperial Guards

1

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

1

to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

4

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

2

long time; long interval; for quite some time

4

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

charm; amulet

3

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

2

that is to say; so that means

4

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

5

awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

13

blow; hit; stroke

2

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

1

bare hand; empty hand

2

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

4

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

10

long sword; minute hand (of a clock)

1

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

2

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

1

blowgun; blowpipe; dart

6

every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

1

middle of the night; dead of night

2

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

5

being tired out

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

2

to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)

1

open sea; Okinawa

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

3

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

10

15; fifteen

3

adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

1

bamboo blind

4

any more; any further; any better; any longer

4

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

4

all over the body; from head to foot; all over

3

18; eighteen

1

Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)

4

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

1

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

6