jpdb beta

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

2

to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

4

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

5

forward-bent posture

1

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

1

iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

7

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

1

to fold up; to fold into layers

1

mobile; moveable

1

never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means

1

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

4

exchange of blows; long rally

1

next

1

one set

1

to slash downward; to cut down

2

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)

2

drawing a sword; drawn sword

4

opposite; reverse; contrary

3

to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

2

to have both; to possess both; to combine with

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

2

to push (something) against

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

4

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

1

if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...

1

wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder

4

lower region; lower part; region below

1

to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)

3

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

1

in spite of; regardless of

1

first; new

1

to breathe out; to exhale

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

1

deep breath

5

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

3

to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

2

literally; to the letter; literal

2

with eyes half-closed

4

wind noise

1

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

2

to collapse into; to flop onto

1

to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

1

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

4

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

2

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

1

active sonar

3

before now; hitherto

3