jpdb beta

fight; scuffle

3

bamboo thicket; bamboo grove

1

to flutter down

5

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage

10

samurai costume; old ceremonial costume

1

sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi-period suō); (arch.) short, sleeveless robe worn by commoners

1

to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip

1

scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

5

duel

7

depending on; dependent on

3

Arachne

1

useless; worthless; half-man (esp. upper body); (arch.) half day (e.g. when working)

3

mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert

3

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

3

to look up

27

concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

2

face of a dead person

1

embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication

4

ashamed

2

warrior; soldier; samurai; government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period

1

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

2

phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem

4

to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend

4

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim

4

banknote; bill; note; paper money

4

one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting

1

to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

2

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst

16

translation; version (e.g. "English version")

2

farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments

2

to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

2

to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard

1

to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate

3

masculinity

1

male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

2

flashback

5

one by one; one at a time; in turn

7

being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid

1

self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I

6

to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)

7

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

13

fifty; 50

2

large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm

10

featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth

1

restless; fidgety; lively; busy

3

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

4

to trample; to crush underfoot

4

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

9

in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan

4

cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound

1