jpdb beta

tradition; legend; folklore

4

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

1

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

6

reaching; attaining; arrival

2

to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time

2

famous sword; excellent sword

1

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

2

first-rate sword

1

to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

1

knife blade; sword blade

3

innumerable; countless; numberless

2

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

7

fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune

2

life span

2

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

2

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

1

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

3

national treasure

2

to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life

3

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

3

rebirth; new birth; nascent

4

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

2

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

6

metal

2

repair; mending; fixing; servicing

1

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

3

just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

2

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

4

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

3

big treat; great offer

1

senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)

5

I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but

1

anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary

1

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

3

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

8

illegal channel; back channel; black market

1

all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

2

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

2

pair

1

growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension

1

asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible

1

individual difference

3

commander; general; leader

7

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

4