jpdb beta

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

3

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

3

ago; since; before; previous

1

capricious; moody; whimsical

1

sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

2

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

rush; charge

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

9

to push back

1

(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament

1

to rain incessantly; to downpour

1

to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

1

narrow; thin (sized); slender

1

just like

1

machine gun

1

namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar

1

readjustment; realignment

1

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

1

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

1

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

4

zero; nought

2

thrusting (a spear, etc.)

2

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

5

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

1

being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly

1

to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

1

groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

1

to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

1

atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity

1

shaking violently

2

to shake; to sway; to waver

15

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

2

head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest

1

brave; heroic; gallant

1

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

1

to boil strongly; to be excited

1

number of times

1

to slay; to cut down (a foe)

1

cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...

1

to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone

1

perfect; complete

5

collarbone; clavicle

1

piece of metal

1

guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

8

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

2