jpdb beta

servant; valet; menial

3

old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe

12

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

3

dodgy dealings; monkey business

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

2

to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

25

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

7

(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh

3

male voice

2

bad taste

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

12

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

10

Russia

1

to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

8

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

ringing; sound

2

gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

6

to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

6

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

5

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

18

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

7

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1

rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine

2

punishment; judgement; judgment

2

to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully

4

historical play; period drama

2

classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics

9

fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

10

secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing

6

staccato

2

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

5

great speed; extreme speed; swiftness

2

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

2

what's what; heads or tails

2

sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight

1

5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many

4

fee; charge; rate; material

2

curt; blunt; brusque

2

again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again

1

value; worth; virtue; blessing

2

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

4

growing late; latening

1

tomorrow morning

1

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

5

triumphant air; smugness

2

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

to assist; to help out

6

bisection

2

cantabile; in a smooth, singing manner

2