jpdb beta

left; left hand side

1

change of course

1

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

1

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

1

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

1

braking (mechanism)

2

flash; brandish

2

sword; blade; single stroke

4

straight line; beeline

3

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

1

slash; slashing attack

1

to lose one's footing; to slip

1

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

1

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

1

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

1

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

3

pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase

1

chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

1

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

1

to turn towards; to point

3

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

30

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

2

very; much; greatly; a lot of

1

falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)

1

zero; nought

2

to recall; to remember

1

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over

1

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

1

hegemony; leadership; initiative

1

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

3

dim; gloomy

1

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

3

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

1

the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)

1

to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

1

in the earth; in the ground; underground

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

2

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

4

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

2

closely; compactly; leaving no space

1

everywhere; all over; throughout

1

anywhere

1

to be common

2

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand

1