jpdb beta

eagerly; earnestly; ardently

1

(one's) self; oneself

28

advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

24

try to be; want to be

2

dilute; rare

4

(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

18

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

24

pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)

2

voluntary; optional; free; elective

1

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

11

why; how

3

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

7

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

1

to age; to grow old

7

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

28

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

10

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

9

who

35

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

3

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

2

one's old bones; old man

1

young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower

2

law; established rule

1

young person; youth; young

2

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

10

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

2

moderate; proper; just right

1

boastful; conceited; bragging; impudent

1

boasting; bragging; talking big

3

if so; if it be so; in that case; then

2

Mr (junior); master; boy

6

strength; power; proficiency; ability

3

physical strength; brute strength; arm strength

1

to excel; to surpass

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

9

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

22

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

6

to rise up; to initiate (political) action

14

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

14

to do

10

stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage

2

Wakatora

1

ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe)

2

long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

23

to be surprised; to be astonished

31

on the roof; court nobles

2

exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout

1