jpdb beta

precious; valuable

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class

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

2

to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

1

loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

2

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

contract; compact; agreement

1

acquaintance

1

several years

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

1

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

1

to get excited

1

apathetic; indifferent

1

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

1

dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove

1

right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

1

cutting horizontally into the torso (with a sword)

1

disregarding; ignoring

2

upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

1

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

2

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

3

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

1

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

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

1

above and below

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

1

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

1

slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating

1

western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)

1

leader; authority; mainstay

1

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

1

to talk; to speak

1

magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

8

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

2

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

1

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

4

fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

2

demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

2

battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)

2

alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

2

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

6

hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

1

sword skills; swordsmanship

3