jpdb beta

single edge (e.g. sword blade)

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warp; curvature; curve; arch

1

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

2

make; workmanship; preparation

1

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

2

famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)

1

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

3

inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

1

Heian period (794-1185)

1

knowledge; information

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

ancestor; forefather; foremother

1

school (e.g. of ikebana)

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(Japanese) archery

2

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

3

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

3

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

assassination

1

kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

1

emphasis-adding particle

1

main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

1

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

3

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

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

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

4

whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

2

to spit out; to eject; to dump

1

to leave one's seat

3

witnessing; observing; sighting

1

place; room; margin; scope

2

shriek; scream

1

edged tool; cutlery

3

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

loud voice

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

2

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

(theatrical) fighting scene

1

without cause; without reason

1

oh, yes?; really?

2

slaughter; massacre

1

you; dear; honey

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

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