jpdb beta

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

2

iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

infection; contagion; becoming infected

1

to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion

1

silence; stillness; quietness

1

successively; one after another

1

exaltation; emotional uplift

2

strong person; the strong; the powerful

3

military man

4

delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome

1

borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

2

to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

1

holy knight

1

melee

1

great majority

1

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

1

even now; still; as yet

2

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

2

interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

4

drawing a sword; drawn sword

3

slash; slashing attack

1

paper-thin (difference)

2

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

2

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

1

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

3

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

3

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

1

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

3

offense and defense; offence and defence

1

one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)

1

noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

1

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

1

to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

1

offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding

1

to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone

1

freely; right and left; as one pleases

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden

1

to mark the end; to spell the end

1

to pretend; to feign

2

intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account

1

flash; brandish

1

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

1

draw (in competition); tie game

3

judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

1

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

2

clapping hands; applause

1