jpdb beta

ability; skill; facility

1

dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life

1

peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades

2

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

coincident with; while; simultaneously

4

to fight; to exchange blows; to rally

1

sword skills; swordsmanship

2

following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with

1

himself; he himself

2

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

1

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

1

deep crimson

2

silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow

1

unnecessary; unneeded

2

selection; choice; option

3

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

to give a true account; to give a graphic account

1

site of a bloody battle

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

19

at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

1

ordinary; in the past; usual; regular

1

to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

1

to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

1

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

3

the late; the deceased

1

to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

1

solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering

2

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

2

to state; to express; to mention

2

to smile

4

silent bow

1

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

2

censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

2

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

10

madness; insanity

3

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

4

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

1

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

3

unrelated

2

change in appearance; transformation

1

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

3

to approach; to draw near

1

to loose; to ease; to relax

1

in the meanwhile; during the time

3

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

2

to bring; to take; to bring about

2

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

1

light; faint; pale; fleeting

2