jpdb beta

to pierce through; to break through

2

since; henceforth

12

between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

3

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

9

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

1

axe; ax; hatchet

1

to get one's head around; to think about

1

close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting

4

(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion

2

to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

2

offense and defense; offence and defence

8

swordsmanship

2

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

3

lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper

3

precision; accuracy

2

half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)

1

to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner

1

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

2

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

12

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

1

cylinder or rod-shaped

1

naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata

7

long and large; tall and large; grand; huge

4

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

12

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)

1

here; with this

1

the end

4

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

3

to chop (a branch, etc.)

1

one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed

2

delay; latency

4

(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)

1

to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes

1

grand; heroic; sublime; fierce

1

impatience

9

cranium; skull

2

liver

2

to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

4

(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut

3

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

5

to shake one's head

3

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

3

disgusting; repulsive

5

to compare with the eye

6

freshly severed head

1

bluff; false show of power; bold front

4

to indicate; to show; to point to

3

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

4

internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage

2