jpdb beta

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

3

rock; boulder; crag

5

way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow

7

evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress

3

to cease; to stop; to be over

2

three times

4

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

2

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

3

bold; daring; audacious

1

renewal; renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement

1

ahem; harrumph

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate

1

even more; still more; further

1

test; trial; ordeal; tribulation

1

to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant

1

to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

2

tyrant

1

ocean

1

ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

2

even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just

1

to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

three; 3

2

brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend

1

second son

1

known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA

1

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

2

aha!; yes sir

1

participation; joining; entry

1

not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

4

sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean

2

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

6

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster

1

long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down

3

Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari

1

to cut to pieces

1

pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse

1

mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

2

Yoshitsune

1

usual state of things

1

Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)

1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

2

Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)

1

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

1