jpdb beta

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

3

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

1

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

1

to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.); to be reduced; to be weakened; to be spoiled

1

suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

1

crack; crevice; fissure

4

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

4

ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern

1

pitch-black; jet-black

1

double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade

1

to break through; to penetrate; to pierce

1

to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

1

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

2

the sixth sense; intuition; hunch

1

aura of a sword; spirit of a sword

1

all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern

1

no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit

2

four characters; four letters

3

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

invisibility

1

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

1

helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

2

armor; armour

2

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

1

mis-match

1

glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes

2

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint

2

regret; repentance

1

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

3

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

3

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

1

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

5

(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)

4

one's dominant arm

1

spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion

2

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

3

to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace

1

holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner

1

wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

2

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

1

afterimage; after image

2

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

2

to cut up

1

the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

3

best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

1