jpdb beta

for one thing ...

1

to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target

1

furious facial expression

1

to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against

1

behind one's back

1

to have confidence in one's own abilities

1

heart; mind

1

one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

2

long distance; tele-

1

cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds

3

stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach

1

distant; remote; isolated

4

swordsmanship

3

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

1

above; more than

1

tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite

1

fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

17

soldier; combatant; warrior

1

teary eyes

1

war of words

2

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

2

to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

1

reflexes

5

falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset

2

to slay; to cut down (a foe)

1

to get a late start

1

we have a result!; game over!; match!

2

to come back; to return; to recur

1

nape of the neck

1

being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)

1

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

3

horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

1

to wring the neck; to strangle

2

shime-waza (judo stranglehold)

1

flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly

2

cut; gash; incision

1

to distract one's attention

3

a throw; a fall

3

preparation; provision; guarding

2

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

1

irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal

1

wind god

4

crosswise

2

ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

3

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

1

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

1

origin; main branch of family

1

numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

3

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1