jpdb beta

pride; dignity; self-worth

2

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

3

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

7

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

3

moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant

17

knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning

1

to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

3

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

2

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

13

to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert

2

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

3

right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

5

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

2

to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily

2

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

sidearm; side arm

1

holster

2

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

3

to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

1

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)

2

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

2

to face each other; to be opposite (to)

5

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

2

group; mass

2

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

3

(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling

3

showing no sign (of)

1

descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)

1

crisis prevention; crisis avoidance

1

promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise

1

to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)

1

colonel; (navy) captain

1

defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)

2

time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

6

quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble

1

locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent

2

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

8

siren

2

distant place; faraway location; far away

1

large number (of); many; majority

1

secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent

2

to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

1

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

2

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

7