jpdb beta

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

2

to be too late; to be too slow

2

in detail; minutely; at great length; unceasing; continuous; unbroken

1

sword; blade; single stroke

5

clearly; brightly; freshly

1

good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show

1

narrow; thin

1

smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

1

scrap iron; scrap metal

1

calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash

1

temper pattern of a sword blade

1

the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery

2

delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle

3

agent; proxy

1

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

2

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

1

first-rate sword

1

unsigned; without a signature

1

kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)

2

although; though; despite the fact that ...

1

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

1

corpse; dead person

2

dark place; unlit spot; darkness

2

servant; menial

1

the teaching profession; education of laity

1

swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy

2

to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)

2

trackless; reckless; dissipated

1

to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps

1

grudge; complaint; reproach

1

to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

1

on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually

2

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)

1

success in life

1

to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain

1

leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

1

to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder

1

unreality; becoming disconnected from reality

1

right behind; just behind; directly behind

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

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

4

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

1

harmful; hazardous

2

ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation

1

foothold; footing; position; standing; ground

1

flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning

1

sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)

4

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

2

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

8