jpdb beta

showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

1

convenient; handy; useful

2

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

1

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

2

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

2

to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

1

now; nowadays

1

demagogue; agitator

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

1

to go; to come

1

pail; bucket

2

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

2

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely

2

root; source; origin; cause

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

clear; precise; definite; distinct

3

how much; how many; to what extent

1

to paint a picture; to draw a picture

1

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

1

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

1

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

1

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

4

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

4

well done; good job

1

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

1

righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

6

fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

4

8th day of the month; eight days

2

in the course of one's duties

1

this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)

1

being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something

1

way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation

1

temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical

1

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

2

progress; advance; improvement; development

1

therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

1

had better ...; had better not ...

2

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

2

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

1

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

1

castle

2

to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight

1

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

1

to defeat

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

2