jpdb beta

phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing

1

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

3

disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves

5

demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

1

vigorous advance (while attacking the enemy); sweeping advance; string of wins; series of great successes; unbroken run of success (in business, entertainment, etc.)

1

fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely

3

against; contrary to

1

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

4

to do one's best

1

critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture

2

sofa; couch

10

encampment; position; side; end; goal area

2

drawing a line (esp. through an entry in a ledger, record book, etc.); striking out; cancellation (of a debt); writing off; indicating a long vowel with a long-vowel mark; long-vowel mark

1

carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper

1

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

1

Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb

1

blackjack

1

squeaky toy hammer

1

monkey wrench; adjustable wrench; shifting spanner

1

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

2

principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

1

acquisition; possession

8

advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)

1

preservation; retainment; keeping

2

battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

2

to form a circle; to stand in a circle

1

Pacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella)

2

random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by

1

surgeon

1

Satsuko

2

to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)

3

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty

2

boy; kid; child

2

main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement

1

ventriloquism; throwing one's voice

1

paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling

8

short sword; small sword

7

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

3

sledgehammer

3

hand grenade; grenade

5

these

2

random; random sampling

1

fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

1

lottery; drawn lot

2

battle; game; bout

2

minutes (period of)

5

match; game; bout; contest

3

versus; vs.; v.

5

zero-sum game

1