jpdb beta

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

5

hair (of the head)

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

2

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

6

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

4

plural; multiple; several

6

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

2

blow; hit; stroke

10

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

8

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

2

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

10

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

5

difference; variation; difference

5

evident; plain; distinct; clear

1

to be prolonged; to drag on

1

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

11

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

4

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

3

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

3

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

18

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

3

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

5

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

13

steel

2

decision; judgment; resolution

2

timing

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

6

impossible

1

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

11

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

6

triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate

2

shield

2

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

9

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

19

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

23

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

5

destruction; disruption; (application) crash

20

top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar

2

direct hit

2

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

3

everything; anything; nothing

4

as if; as though

5

because of; owing to; due to

1

power; might; authority; influence

5

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

decrease; reduction; decline

2

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

12

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

1

ahead; before; ago

2