jpdb beta

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

3

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

1

secrets; mysteries

2

technique; art; skill; move

12

special move (e.g. in martial arts)

3

enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight

2

number of ken (in length or breadth)

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

2

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

exception

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

2

at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway

1

inside pocket; bosom; (one's) real intentions; inner thoughts; true state of affairs

2

way; method; means

2

(with) a flash of a drawn sword; brandishing a sword

1

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

3

meteor; shooting star; falling star

1

tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

1

brunette; woman or girl with brown skin or eyes

1

hair (on the head)

1

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

1

passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order

3

left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol

7

palm heel; heel of the palm

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

2

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

2

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

2

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

3

focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus

3

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

1

restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

1

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

8

sword; blade; single stroke

11

a moment ago; just now

2

many years; a long time

1

to pursue

2

one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity

2

secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing

1

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

1

to cry (noisily); to wail; to sob

1

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

2

clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)

5

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

1

education; training; discipline

2

too (much); overly; excessively

2

to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

2

reality; actuality; hard fact

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