jpdb beta

very popular; highly favoured

1

predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

1

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

4

sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier

1

fatal

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really

1

at; in; at; when; by; with

1

ambition; aspiration

1

to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed

1

beautiful maiden; beauty

1

wandering; rambling; roaming

1

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

1

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

1

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

1

reciting Chinese poems

1

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

1

proud; boastful; bragging; conceited

2

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

1

the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery

1

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

1

knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness

1

division into equal parts; equal parts

1

to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

1

to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

2

trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

2

poet

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1

steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

1

this area; around here

1

nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so

3

good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B

1

replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

clenched fist

2

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

1

to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune

1

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

1

then; well then; if so; in that case

1

to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

shyness; bashfulness; shame

1

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

1

straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

1

drum

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since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

2