jpdb beta

to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at

2

bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)

2

master; expert

2

to be rubbed

1

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

9

allophone; strange noise

12

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

2

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

6

to fall off; to tumble down

6

to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed

2

naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata

49

patriarch; head of a family

6

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

4

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

2

underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock

6

overhand grip

1

to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

1

holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance); warm, welcoming eyes

6

neck

7

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

3

kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)

2

-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)

1

sudden shower; sudden downpour

4

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

12

to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

3

senior; older; elderly

3

to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout

7

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

13

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

2

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

2

long time; several hours; long spell

3

one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth

9

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

7

to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate

7

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

2

to spring at; to leap upon

1

herbivore

2

wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

3

nape (of the neck); nucha

3

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

3

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

5

to be too numerous; to be too much

2

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

21

we; us

26

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

4

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

9

eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)

6

momentary; instantaneous

3

astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; collection (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence

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