jpdb beta

careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous

1

trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about

1

stream; brook; creek

1

compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs

5

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

2

to turn completely into; to become completely

2

intentional; on purpose

6

to hold one's breath

1

to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in

3

wide (esp. of clothing); broad

1

double-edged sword

1

weight

2

helmet; hard hat; protective headgear

2

shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander

2

barbarians; aliens

1

King Solomon

3

hidden treasure; treasured article

2

pagan; heretic; heathen

1

(imperial) reign; period

1

now; come (now); well

4

the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat

1

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

6

iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

3

miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)

1

to step forward; to take a step forward

6

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

4

master; expert

1

union; joining; conjugation

1

fencing

1

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

8

to become clumsy; to miss one's aim

1

to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

3

to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)

2

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

2

to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

1

that's a different matter; that's a different story

2

supporting performance; playing a supporting role

1

demotion; downgrading

1

integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance

1

to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

7

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

2

to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)

1

downtown

5

to find fault with; to question

1

in accordance with; according to

3

of course; certainly; naturally

3

lord; nobleman; daimyo; dignitary; master

1

high-pitched; shrill

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

4