jpdb beta

arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself

1

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

3

familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance

1

Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)

2

busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden

2

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

7

everyday occurrence

1

second arrow; second move; second step

1

to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

2

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

2

remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers

1

willpower; energy; vitality

1

to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)

1

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

1

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

2

appearance; air; condition; state; form

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

1

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

1

a glance; a look; a glimpse

4

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

3

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

2

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

4

back (of the body)

4

scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

1

to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)

2

to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

1

extremely important; essential; vital; crucial

1

to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

2

this time; now

4

losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

2

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

2

invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain

3

reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)

5

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

how; in what way; by what means

3

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

5

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

11

to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

1

nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

44

practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in

5

well; now; then

8

daddy; father; husband

15

founder; originator; pioneer

45

to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1