jpdb beta

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

3

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

3

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

4

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

2

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

2

morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

1

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

8

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

2

gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr

1

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

2

offense; offence

1

defense; defence

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

2

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

1

bank; embankment; dike

1

beauty

1

mist

1

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

3

brocade; fine dress; fine clothes

1

nice; good; well-executed

1

again; once more; a second time

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

1

god of military arts

1

Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)

1

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

3

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

1

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

2

to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

2

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

1

instant; moment; for an instant

1

unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

2

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

team

10

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

4

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

7

first half

1

end; close; termination

1

score

1

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

2