jpdb beta

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

1

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

1

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

1

beheading; decapitation

9

divine; imperial

3

to settle (a dispute)

1

stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause

1

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

1

even

1

one grade; first-class; primary

1

specifications; specs

1

even if; even though; if

1

right in half

1

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

2

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)

6

nonstandard; substandard

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation

1

comma; decimal point; radix point

1

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie

1

as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early

1

secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing

2

nail clippers

9

hitting the target

1

great speed; extreme speed; swiftness

2

four 20-point cards (scoring combination)

3

crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

1

human history

1

master; teacher; stable master

1

secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

1

development; exploitation

1

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

6

amount used

1

capacity; volume; capacitance

1

capacity

3

suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

1

decision; determination

1

truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer

1

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

1

capillary vessel; capillary

1

(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang

1

to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance

1

(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)

1

limit; bounds

1

self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

1

one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

1

fat; tallow; lard; grease

1

to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword

2