jpdb beta

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

1

duel

4

to fight to the bitter end

1

defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve

1

to fade; to become dim

4

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

2

the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

plural; multiple; several

6

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

5

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

skill; dexterity; master hand

1

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

1

(on the) verge of death

1

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

2

tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

1

elopement; running away with a lover

1

curve

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

5

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

2

(political) power; authority; influence

1

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

4

hegemony

1

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

1

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

1

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

3

pillage; plunder; looting; robbery

1

desire; appetite; lust

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

2

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

2

craving; longing; thirsting

3

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

8

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

2

wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

1

demise

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

2

essence; true nature; substance; reality

1

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

2

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

1

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

6

any number of times

1

snow; snowfall

6

focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

3

short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment

2

round and cute (esp. of eyes)

1

brilliant red; scarlet

7

kneeling

1