jpdb beta

to bend; to warp; to lose heart

1

inseam; inside leg

1

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

1

upper half of the body; upper body

2

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

1

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

1

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

2

unexpected; unforeseen

1

forcing (something) in; pushing in; burglary; burglar; closet

2

to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

1

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

4

sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

1

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

balance

1

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

1

middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)

3

holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)

1

point of a sword

1

strength; toughness; bravery; boldness

1

shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection

2

stabbing; piercing

2

numerous; many

2

sword skills; swordsmanship

1

in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether

2

fastest

1

sphere; circle; range; category

2

difference; variation; difference

5

to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)

2

to catch off guard; to catch unprepared

1

thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

5

losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

2

conviction; belief; confidence

3

sense of smell; olfaction

1

violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity

3

to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn

1

alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call

1

intuition; instinct; hunch

2

to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

1

instead; but (on the other hand)

2

three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

1

black lustre; black luster

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

5

this world; the present world

1

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

1

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

2

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

2