jpdb beta

thin skin

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

2

to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble

1

to surge; to well up; to gush out

1

cold wintry wind

4

sword; blade; single stroke

4

long and large; tall and large; grand; huge

1

inner wall

2

bisection

2

maneuver to shake, flick, or wipe blood off of a sword

1

to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

1

sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture

1

putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

1

to cross swords (with)

1

impossible to knock over; unbeatable; indestructible

1

simple; plain

1

colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated

1

all but dead; half killed

1

two shots

1

sword strike; sword slash

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

1

remarkably; noticeably

2

to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki

1

holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner

1

action; operation; process; agency; effect; function

1

error; mistake; slip; bug

1

to put one's strength into

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 suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)

2

shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship

2

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

1

between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

3

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

2

manyfold

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal

1

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

1

to make sense

1

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

1

to slay; to cut down (a foe)

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

intimate; close

1

to repeat; to do over again

1

to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off

1

both feet; both legs

1

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

1

finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery

1

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1