jpdb beta

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

1

convenient

1

best; ideal; perfect

1

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

1

hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip

2

to grasp tightly

1

armed might; military power; the sword; force

1

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

1

to get accustomed to using

1

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

6

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

2

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

3

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

2

to underrate; to make light of

1

without; unless; have to do

1

involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously

1

to blow through; to blow across

2

gust (of wind); blast

1

to be perfectly clear

1

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

5

messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

1

body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

6

striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around

1

counter for people

8

breastplate; chest protector; bib

2

arms; armament

2

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

1

reddish brown

1

stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison

3

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

1

bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer

2

mainly; primarily

2

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

3

main body (of an army); main force; these troops

1

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

1

most; extremely

1

small scale

1

south

2

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

2

line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

1

west side; west bank

1

east side; east bank

3

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

3

however; nevertheless

2