jpdb beta

confrontation; showdown

4

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

9

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

2

to moan; to groan

3

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

3

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

18

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

2

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

25

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

9

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

12

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

9

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

20

skill; dexterity; master hand

7

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

4

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

36

assassin; to assassinate

37

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

12

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

5

interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

4

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

3

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

6

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

4

to draw swords and face off

3

upper arm

1

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

49

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

64

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

11

driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

5

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

7

counterattack (kendo, judo, etc.); reversal technique

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

interior of the mouth; oral cavity

2

to get dry

1

shoulder

4

to take a breath; to take a short rest

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

8

assassin

2

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

13

posture; stance

1

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

4

before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)

1

second

6

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

7

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

2

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

4

spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare

1