jpdb beta

small number; few; minority

1

with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

2

to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

3

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

2

halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

1

efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly

1

dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

1

well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

1

good performance; good work; great success

1

leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

4

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

2

to go ahead; to pull ahead

1

scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)

1

every one; each

1

to fight with swords; to cross swords

1

hand-to-hand combat

1

to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

1

fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen

1

stage play

1

watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)

1

to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound

1

to work diligently

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

1

person killed in action; the war dead

1

death in battle

1

600; six hundred

1

pitfall; trap; pit

1

camp stool; folding stool

1

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

2

to send or direct a person to

2

second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

5

to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

2

backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase

5

as planned

2

to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in

2

to await; to expect

2

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

fame; reputation; renown

1

bonus; bounty; reward; compensation

1

to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself

1

fraction (part of); decimal fraction

2

splash (of water); spray

3

to kick up

1

locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

1