jpdb beta

(made of) steel

1

piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

1

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

1

stab-proof; knife-proof

1

fibre; fiber; textile

3

in two equal parts

1

to shed blood

1

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

4

sky; air; mid-air

4

to finish saying

1

dull sound; muffled sound

2

to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag

1

to lose consciousness

3

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

2

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

2

filthy; dirty (looking); drab

1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

1

empty space; empty sky

3

heat haze; shimmer of hot air

2

to shake; to sway; to waver

2

to make an appearance; to show up

2

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

1

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

4

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

6

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

3

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

4

windpipe

2

immediately following

2

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

2

hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer

1

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

2

control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

6

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

3

glass; pane

3

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

7

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

3

plosive sound

2

to raise overhead

5

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

3

in very small pieces

2

to break; to smash

6

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

2

scope

2

silence

2

dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

2

tire; tyre

1

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

4