jpdb beta

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

6

thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

3

failure; mistake; blunder

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

2

fabric; cloth; material

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

2

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

6

with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion

1

counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

3

to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

3

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

1

curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle

1

to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

2

to wield a spear

1

to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate

1

defensive-only

1

gradually; slowly but steadily

1

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

6

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

9

three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

1

to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to

1

house; family

1

evening sun; setting sun

1

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

1

grandmother

7

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

2

preface; introduction; preamble

1

human body

5

utmost limits; extremity; limit

1

potential

1

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

2

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

1

marionette

1

it seems that; as if

1

true state; actual condition; reality

1

breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

2

as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

1

since then; from that time; ever since

1

source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

1

match (for lighting a fire)

2

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

1

to emit smoke

1