jpdb beta

creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane

3

carotid artery

2

first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start

1

to be sacked; to be dismissed

1

lethal; fatal

4

physical ability

1

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

3

to become vulgar; to coarsen

1

enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to

1

killing and wounding; bloodshed

3

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

3

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

defensive-only

3

spear hand

1

sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging

1

swallow in flight

2

raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird

1

multiple; multiplex

3

report to the emperor

1

attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)

1

delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle

4

control of the air; air supremacy

1

grip (of hand); grip strength

2

wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai

11

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

1

right under; directly below; right beneath

1

right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead

1

swordsmanship

1

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

3

skylark (Alauda arvensis)

3

each place; various places

1

cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)

1

unique; peculiar; singular

1

to do someone in; to bump someone off

3

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

1

essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)

1

stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge

2

art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice

4

swindling

1

to shake off; to forsake

1

acute angle

1

to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

1

master swordsman

1

headquarters (on the battlefield); direct retainer of a shogun (Edo period); shogunal vassal; hatamoto

1

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

1

instructor

1

god of military arts

2

blood vessel; blood relationship

1

plait; braid

1

family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables

1