jpdb beta

one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

1

long sword; minute hand (of a clock)

1

lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

1

while; even though; despite

1

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

1

steel

4

to fight; to exchange blows; to rally

1

high-pitched; shrill

1

again

1

crash into; clash

3

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

1

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

2

wide turn; detour; the long way around

1

head; cranium; cephalic

1

right in half

1

point-blank range

1

bisection

1

exoskeleton

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

1

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

1

powering up

1

to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

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to triumph; to be elated with success

1

to love

4

servant; manservant; menial

1

dear

1

heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product

1

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

1

massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

3

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

1

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

1

whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz

1

gust (of wind); blast

1

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

1

heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack

1

to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully

1

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

5

deployment; spreading out; dispersal

1

to shake with rage

1

moron; idiot; stupid person

1

entreaty; supplication; petition

1