jpdb beta

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

1

both; both sides; both parties

1

everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan; silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out

2

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

5

short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō

17

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

3

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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); guandao; Chinese glaive

4

to raise overhead

5

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

2

to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

5

eight (long cylindrical things)

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

8

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

2

weight; heavyweight boxer

1

eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

4

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

2

to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent

1

voice; cry; shout

1

new moon; crescent moon

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

3

leather gloves

1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

5

to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby

1

palm (of one's hand)

3

to cover fully; to wrap around

1

to release

5

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

1

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

3

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

1

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

2

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

2

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

1

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

1

slash; slashing attack

1

knife blade; sword blade

1

law; rule; commandment; the Torah (the law of God as revealed to Moses)

3

in accordance with; according to

3

drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)

1

to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent

1

chemist

1

both sides; two sides; double-sided

1

careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

1

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

2

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

6

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

2

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

1

to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

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