jpdb beta

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

25

brute force approach (esp. in a video game)

3

unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch

2

cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

3

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

5

half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage

14

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

11

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

1

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

4

slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder

1

to move around

2

head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest

2

maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile

7

to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

1

poor; lame; ill-prepared

4

judgment; judgement; discernment

6

emotional strength; force of will

7

to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order

6

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

25

disorder; disturbance; unrest

2

serious; earnest; honest; real; legit

2

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

4

to well up; to burst; to arise

2

flush; blush

1

shout of victory; cry of triumph

1

division by 1000; one-thousandth

1

one ten-thousandth

1

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

1

grip (of hand); grip strength

2

complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow

5

residence

1

ability; skill; facility

8

generous; unstinting

2

a period (of time)

1

self-discipline; self-improvement

1

with one's own hands

1

self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

5

to love

11

to harden one's heart

1

infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)

5

to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate

1

being left out; being ostracized

4

unexpectedly; surprisingly

1

patiently; with perseverance

3

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

13

appointment (to an office); investiture; commission

2

to dream (of)

4

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

6

childish prank; mischief

1

punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

1