jpdb beta

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

3

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

6

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

1

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

to be matched against (in a sports contest)

1

to pass (of time); to elapse

1

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

2

face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety

3

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

3

bring it on!

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

1

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

3

Nakamaru

2

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

1

sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness

1

first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy

1

more and more; increasingly; extremely; very

1

Tasuke

1

to plane off the corners

1

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

3

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

the other day; a few days ago

1

besides; in addition; also; moreover

2

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

2

if it is the case that ...

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

2

of course; certainly; naturally

1

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

1

enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

3

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

1

fishing village

1

a certain ...; some ...

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

1

somehow; for some reason or other

1

the end

3

ordinary person

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

2

pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

territory

2

(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)

1

live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service

1

one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship

1

commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader

1

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

2

territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)

1