jpdb beta

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

1

volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)

2

supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

1

the (four) limbs; arms and legs

2

interruption; suspension; break

1

suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering

1

long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down

1

conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition

1

sword possessing mystical powers; virtuous sword

1

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

1

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

3

spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge

2

self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

1

before long; even now

1

control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

2

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

craving; longing; thirsting

1

the four seasons

1

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

1

four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips

1

fairy; sprite; elf

1

to dream (of)

1

to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands

2

showing one's face in public; facing another person

1

invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing

1

courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

6

to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

1

Emperor Jimmu; legendary founding Emperor of Japan

1

ladder

1

radius

1

above; going steadily upward

2

fit; spasm; outburst

1

concentric circles

1

deep purple

2

dome-shaped

1

to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack

2

gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

3

to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

1

true character; true heart; true spirit

1

suicide bomb attack

1

powerful; strong

2

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

3

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

2

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

3

test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest

1

resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

1

to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)

1

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

1

pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment

1