jpdb beta

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

4

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual

1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert

1

professional killer; hit man

2

being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

1

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

2

to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around

1

winter

1

size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months

1

two (long cylindrical things)

3

to wear a sword

1

(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)

1

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

1

for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

4

descendant

1

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

1

reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai

1

two times; twice; two degrees

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

many; numerous; various; large number of

4

violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement

1

to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

1

first generation; founder

2

to try all possible means

1

wherein; therein; thereinto; among which

2

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

4

hence; for that reason

2

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

1

speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on

2

family lineage

1

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

global scale; worldwide scale

1

furthermore; even more

2

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

1

sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan

1

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

1

to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

ability; faculty

2

... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

1

disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating

1

something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

2

pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

14

opening of a scabbard; mouth of a sword sheath; style of shirt with carp-mouth shaped sleeves

1

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

1

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

1