jpdb beta

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

12

to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off

1

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

6

edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)

8

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

6

fencing; art of wielding swords

6

secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

5

beheading; decapitation

3

destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)

3

axe; ax; hatchet

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

5

long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

1

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

6

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

22

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

straight line; beeline

1

to cut apart; to split; to divide; to cut open

6

to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely

1

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

7

scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

5

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

17

to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

18

numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters

3

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

3

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

4

strongest

9

Second World

7

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

21

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

13

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

4

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)

11

to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

5

even now; still; as yet

5

most; extremely

9

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

13

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

10

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

10

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

13

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

6

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

4

for this very reason; that is exactly why

2

silver (color, colour)

5

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

1

to smile (at someone)

2

there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other

1