jpdb beta

hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

1

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

1

correct answer

1

vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

5

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

3

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

1

lightly; easily; carelessly

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

7

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

2

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

3

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

2

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

6

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

4

Liselotte

2

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

3

as far as the eye can see

1

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

1

to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

4

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

2

acceleration; speeding up

2

counter for horsemen

1

following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with

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

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

3

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

1

unnecessary; unneeded

3

to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)

1

behind; in the rear; in back

2

100; hundred

2

crossbow

3

lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant

2

round shape; circle; circular form

2

pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining

3

to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

2

jewel; precious stone; gem

3

to bury; to embed; to implant

1

trial manufacture (cultivation, etc.)

2

equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

2

sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam

2

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

6

crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult

5

obstacle; hurdle

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

2

extermination; expulsion; destruction

1