jpdb beta

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

1

there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation

1

to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in

2

as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction

1

desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

1

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

2

strange voice

2

to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing

1

wearing one's hair knotted in the back

1

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)

1

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

4

to get dry

1

upper jaw; palate

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

win; victory

3

shout; yell; scream; cry

3

to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die

2

friend; companion

5

one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing

1

small man

3

to knock down; to utterly defeat

1

to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate

4

striking with the back of the sword

1

to knock down; to knock out

1

whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo

2

looking over someone's shoulder

1

one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)

2

check

1

unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)

8

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

2

tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart

8

name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name

1

good morning

15

(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)

2

wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

2

locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent

4

disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot

1

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

4

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

2

unarmed

2

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

3

in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with

2

in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces

3

to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow

1