jpdb beta

slash; slashing attack

5

faint; swoon

1

striking with the back of the sword

1

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

1

nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

2

action

1

instant death

1

strong pressure; heavy pressure

2

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

2

phooey

1

to spit

1

street at night; making a night journey

1

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

2

coward; dastard

1

foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

1

fellow pupil (apprentice)

1

to hold in one's mouth

1

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

1

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

1

just one person; only one

1

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

1

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

2

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

2

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

2

advice; warning

1

to remove; to eliminate

1

bodyguard; escort

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

violence; murder; crime

1

bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness

1

going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

1

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

1

conspiracy; collusion; complicity

1

Dragon King; promoted rook

1

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

1

to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches

1

assassination

1

how many people

1

slaughter; massacre

1

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

1

to happen to be present

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

2

writer; author

1

boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

1

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

1

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

4

clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude

1

cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

2

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

2