jpdb beta

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

2

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

6

willpower; energy; vitality

3

to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

9

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

6

to cover one's face

1

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

3

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

11

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

31

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

2

classmate

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

4

today; this day

2

future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover

1

full of troubles, difficulties

1

end; close; termination

2

evening meal; dinner

1

free time; time at leisure

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

8

to detain; to check; to restrain

4

something (or other)

3

audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep

2

tomorrow; near future

4

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

1

expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit

2

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

5

outside of; not covered by

1

line

2

to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan

2

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

4

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

3

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

7

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

18

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

2

class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy

70

consists of; comprises; is made up of

3

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

1

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

7

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

10

new recruit; conscript

2

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

compared to

4

good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality

3

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

28

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

6

to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be

1

stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)

6

drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing

5