jpdb beta

navy blue; deep blue

2

hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand

6

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

4

to comfort; to console; to amuse

1

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

2

warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises

4

to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)

2

to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body

1

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

2

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

1

both feet; both legs

2

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

2

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

3

to repeat; to do over again

4

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity

1

completely; all the way; altogether; bodily

1

first day; opening day

1

drawing a sword; drawn sword

12

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

2

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

1

(tail) end

1

tip of a scabbard

1

to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

2

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

1

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

1

cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi; sword strap; sword knot

2

All Japan Kendo Federation

2

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

1

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

1

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

6

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

1

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

4

iaido (art of drawing the Japanese sword)

3

basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally

3

(present) head of a family

1

lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)

1

to have one's name entered (in a list)

1

opening of a scabbard; mouth of a sword sheath; style of shirt with carp-mouth shaped sleeves

1

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

1

art of sword drawing

8

(most) basic of basics

2

innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart

2

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

3

secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick

1

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow

1