jpdb beta

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

2

to gain a victory; to win

1

privy; toilet

1

heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la

1

in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish

1

headband

1

fundoshi; loincloth; traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton

1

half-nakedness

1

wooden sword

2

liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing

4

fourteen; 14

1

Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

1

wild

1

Sasaki

2

strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

2

to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner

1

prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

1

shock wave

1

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

2

positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic

1

antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis

1

negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic

1

advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

1

chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

2

to appear on the stage

1

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

1

exit and entrance

1

to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out

1

clanging; empty; deserted

1

to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

1

capacity; volume

1

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

1

storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

1

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

14

duty; role; function

3

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

3

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)

1

unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

1

opening and shutting; opening and closing

1

to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of

1

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

1

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

will not do; do not; does not

1

potato

1

underworld; underside of society

2

especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)

1

dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit

2