jpdb beta

defense; defence; protection

1

fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

1

close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting

1

encounter; engagement; battle

1

to do as one likes

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

3

from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

1

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy

5

outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

3

old man; old geezer

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

1

Tachibana

10

to be able to manage somehow or another

1

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)

1

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

5

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

1

rikka; formal style of ikebana

10

western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

5

warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person

1

Dousetsu

3

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

1

engagement; business; affair; use; need

1

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

8

to do for (the sake of someone else)

1

absolute secrecy

1

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

1

Kazuno

1

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

1

entrance

1

lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid

10

square shape; oblong; rectangle

1

to drop; to let fall; to omit

1

who

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

with eyes half-closed

1

unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

1

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

1

(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

4

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

3

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

etiquette; courtesy

1

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

5