jpdb beta

hardness; stiffness

1

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

2

to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

1

carnivore; carnivorous animal

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

3

short; brief

4

vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

1

outbreak of war; starting a war

1

to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)

1

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

2

weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight

1

enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

1

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

4

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

1

earthquake

1

subterranean rumbling; earth tremor

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

legendary beast; magical beast

3

Behemoth

5

intelligence; intellect; brains

1

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

3

eight; 8

1

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

1

side stepping; sidling

1

brick

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

thump; clang; clank

1

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)

1

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

2

one's last moments; death throes; agony of death

2

very deeply

2

to breathe out; to exhale

2

to hurry; to hasten

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

forelock; bangs

3

one hand

4

to grasp tightly

3

flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression

1

main street

1

to run through; to run past

2

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

1

to blaze; to burn brightly

1

dullard; indecisive person

3

very young; little; childish; immature

4

shriek; scream

2

to burn; to get fired up

2