jpdb beta

stone pillar

3

stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform

1

freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty

3

surfing

1

purple lightning; flash; swordflash

1

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

2

checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers

4

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

2

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

9

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

2

heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth

1

to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear

1

to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

2

(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

4

experienced; well-versed

4

(not) even; (not) any

5

being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery

2

to sustain a serious wound

1

foolish; stupid

2

basically; fundamentally

2

extra; excess; surplus

1

to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking

1

to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

2

state of emergency

1

successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through

4

long; drawn-out; very long

3

female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife

1

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

2

exploitation; overuse; abuse

3

military affairs; military service

1

the way back; the way home; return trip

1

to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow

2

internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble

1

mist; haze

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

3

incompetent

3

fragile article; breakables; broken article

1

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

7

unity of rider and horse

1

horseback; riding

1

directions; instructions; usage method

4

please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother

1

running continuously; firing in rapid succession

3

film; membrane

2

left half of the body

2

mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast

8

otherwise; or else; if not

4

source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

2

one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand

2

thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel

2