jpdb beta

crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)

1

upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

1

to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord

1

richly colored; richly coloured

2

to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

1

distinguished services; meritorious deeds

2

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

1

dislike; aversion

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

1

to spoil; to rot; to corrode

1

refreshing; clear

1

to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled

1

to be corrupt

1

four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold

1

where to?; whither?

1

middle

1

both feet; both legs

1

to narrow; to reduce; to contract

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

natural light; unpolarized light

1

to throw open; to leave open

1

good-looking man; fine figure of a man

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

3

you could say that

1

to let slip; to slide; to glide

1

enemy territory; hostile place

1

to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of

1

self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

1

personal opinion

1

tinnitus; ringing in the ears

1

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

1

brown; tanned

2

around the world; throughout the world

1

wickedness; evil; wicked person

1

near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess

1

regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)

1

slack; looseness; play

1

answer respectively agreement or disagreement

1

change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

1

to look upward

1

piling shame on top of shame

1

to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

3

Western (film genre)

1

unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

1

perfection; thoroughness; consummation

1

eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

1

to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat

1

to wear away; to rub down; to abrade

2