jpdb beta

spark

1

flash (of light); glint; schiller

1

dazzling; radiant

3

both; (not) either

2

angry roar; bellow

2

earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land

1

together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality

1

to get; to be given

1

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

1

nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade

1

hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip

2

to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure

2

to wear a sword

1

because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

1

rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)

1

downhill (hole)

1

to snap; to break (under pressure)

2

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

1

sword; dagger; knife; bayonet

1

Magoroku

3

to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to

1

great swordsman; master fencer

1

Kamiizumi

1

fencing; art of wielding swords

1

ability; skill; facility

1

Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)

2

fellow student

2

misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful

2

to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

1

to watch for an unguarded moment

1

formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral

1

throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank

1

point of a sword

1

with a thump; with a clang; with a clank

1

slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

2

edge of blade

1

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

1

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

1

victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck

1

hostility; animosity; enmity

4

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1

useless; vain; aimless; idle

2

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

1

to fall flat; to fall face down

1

proud; haughty; arrogant

2

one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman

1

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

1

battle surcoat

1

sword blade; knife blade

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