jpdb beta

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

3

unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

1

to smash; to break

1

to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge

2

to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

1

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

9

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

1

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

3

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

4

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

3

steel; sword steel; sword

1

edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)

2

to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

1

with a clashing or clanging sound

1

spark

1

user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift

1

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

2

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

1

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

2

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

3

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

1

aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

strong; intense; severe

3

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

5

to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow

2

reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect

3

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

7

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

4

bisection

2

upper half of the body; upper body

1

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

1

tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

3

to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand

1

why; how; for what reason

5

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

3

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

1

snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants

1

lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

1

lower half of the body; nether parts

1

left breast; left side of the chest

1

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

3

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane

1

ore; mineral; crystal

1

skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship

2

stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

3

to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal

1