jpdb beta

to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)

2

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

8

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

1

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

2

to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

1

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

1

holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner

1

style of sword fighting

1

to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice

3

baseball

1

bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)

1

full swing

1

to lie face-down

1

shin; shank; lower leg

1

jump; leap; skip; bound

4

to leap back; to jump back

2

ending up right back where one started

1

physical strength; muscular strength

1

crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up

2

deceleration

1

to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)

1

violent explosion; bursting

3

plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate

1

to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

1

bet; wager; stake; gamble

2

to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

3

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

3

weight

5

to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)

1

weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis

3

extremely; highly

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

1

that; the matter in question

2

demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof

1

higher rank; better position

2

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics

2

cerebrospinal fluid

1

percent; per cent; percentage

1

not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned

1

kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

3

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

posture; position; stance

1

rib; frame (of a ship)

6

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

sword blade; knife blade

3

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

3

distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

2

stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands

1