jpdb beta

had better ...; may as well ...

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

one's self-possession; one's presence of mind

2

donation; contribution; endowment

5

reserve fund

3

in someone (else's) name

1

promising; hopeful; full of promise

2

to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)

1

undiscovered; not yet found; unexplored

1

along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with

2

minute; fine; detailed; subtle

1

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

15

(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)

3

master swordsman

107

Pirika

300

to defeat

1

and so; therefore; for that reason

1

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

13

block (of wood); chip; splinter

4

for example

3

to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize

1

to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one

3

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

2

easy; simple; plain

2

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

39

return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering

16

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

6

to break down crying

3

to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil

1

the whole country

1

to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick

1

at a young age; while still young

1

becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate

3

death; decease; passing away

1

heart failure

1

best pupil; leading disciple

9

conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation

3

selfishness

1

to polish one's skills

2

one's own country

6

way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude

1

to make good use of; to use to one's advantage

1

to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat

3

having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism

2

dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief

1

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

2

continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

2

to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act

1

external; foreign; with foreign countries; towards foreign countries

1

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married

1