jpdb beta

strike (kendo)

1

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

2

mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert

2

master; expert

1

sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time

1

steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable

1

ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

1

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

1

confrontation; showdown

1

condition; situation; prospects

2

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

1

to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into

4

weird; strange; mysterious

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

2

substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)

1

colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color

1

to become better; to improve

1

straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road

3

flight; rout; debacle

3

turning away from; shift away from; being far removed from; being very different from; becoming independent of

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless

2

boisterous dance

1

heavy blow; heavy hit

2

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

2

refined; elegant; graceful; classic

1

to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

4

short distance; close range

1

to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow

1

spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

1

behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

3

to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of

1

to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable

2

no trouble; easy; simple

2

delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner

9

to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

1

glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening

1

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

1

tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)

2

to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order

2

whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place

1

many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

1

to narrow; to contract

1

to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes

1

to be defeated

1

losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard

1

kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)

1

hard fighting

3

to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself

1

place to die; place of death

3

climax; uprush; bulge

2