jpdb beta

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

1

holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

3

(a) few; some; several

3

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

3

not caring; not giving a damn

3

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

1

barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity

3

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

3

to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

2

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)

5

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage

1

nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

1

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

1

mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation

1

to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up

1

tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister

2

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

4

spiral; helix; screw

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

1

to boost; to force up; to push up

3

to disappear; to vanish into thin air

1

straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

3

to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show

1

right in half

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

2

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

3

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

2

fawn

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

15

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one

1

in one's own way or style

3

well done!; bravo

2

yourself; himself; herself

1

to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

1

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

1

then; if so; if

3

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

3

tone (of voice); manner of talking

1

softly; mildly; gently; politely

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

halfway (through, complete); midway

1

if it's the case

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