jpdb beta

battalion; large force

10

flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick

2

in perfect form; going swimmingly

3

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

2

fundamental; basic

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

2

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

6

later on; eventually; afterwards

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

8

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

3

with these words; while saying

2

minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle

2

amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force

1

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

2

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

5

passage; path; route; one's way

2

extremely important; essential; vital; crucial

1

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

1

to fit; to suit

2

meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable

1

surely (not); certainly (not)

5

underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

1

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

1

to be able to manage somehow or another

3

giant

5

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

2

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

2

describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure

1

anyhow; in any case

4

temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle

25

light; faint; pale; fleeting

2

white light; corona

3

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

7

to ask each other

1

flickering; blinking

3

vein (esp. in head)

1

pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing

2

many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

8

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

1

nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

1

cheering song; supporters' song

1

to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)

4

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

5

obstinate person; blockhead

1

180 degrees; complete change

1

500; five hundred; many

3

previous remarks

1

withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

1

noh mask

1

to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent

1