jpdb beta

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

3

(a) few; some; several

1

one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

1

second (in a series)

1

often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

2

seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

1

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

4

consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak

2

record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)

3

stop

1

consecutive defeats; series of defeats

1

renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)

2

sadness; sorrow; grief

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally

3

hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined

2

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

2

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

4

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

4

to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

2

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

2

from the beginning

3

art of war; strategy; tactics

1

that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the

1

famous; well-known

1

great swordsman; master fencer

1

Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

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life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

2

undefeated

1

society; public; community; social studies

3

entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

5

(something) so small; so little; trifling

1

program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta

1

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

(in) the air; midair; sky

2

combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)

2

fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method

1

being off guard; being defenseless

1

eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)

1

to continue to receive

1

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

3

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)

1

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

(marriage) proposal

2

to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

2

ending

1

inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem

1

harem

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