jpdb beta

abrupt; sudden

7

to throw at; to turn; to raise

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

5

while; even though; despite

2

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

2

Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)

4

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

7

peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

5

metal

1

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

1

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

7

comfortable; pleasant

2

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

2

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

1

hitting a ball; batting; stroke

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

1

to make a vow; to take an oath

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

1

due form; official; formality

2

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

3

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

31

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

2

to survive; to live long

6

meaning; called; said

3

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

4

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

2

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

12

holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

1

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

2

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

8

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

4

to hold fast; to protect to the end

4

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

5

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

1

counter for places

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

5

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

5

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

1

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

1

the other day; a few days ago

3

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

7

to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy

1

firing; discharge of gun

2

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

3