jpdb beta

by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

2

pride; boast; credit (to)

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

2

absolutely; positively; decidedly

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

2

patriotic concern for the future of one's country

2

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

1

(arch.) I; you

2

punishment; judgement; judgment

2

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

1

there being no use in arguing (about it)

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

1

to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in

2

as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

1

desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

1

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

2

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

3

strange voice

2

to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing

1

wearing one's hair knotted in the back

1

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

1

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

4

to get dry

1

upper jaw; palate

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

win; victory

3

shout; yell; scream

3

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

2

friend; companion

5

blow; hit; stroke

1

small man

3

to knock down; to utterly defeat

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

4

striking with the back of the sword

1

to knock down; to knock out

1

whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo

2

over one's shoulder

1

one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)

2

while; during (the time when)

1

check

1

certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

8

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

2

tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart

8

one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name

1

good morning

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