jpdb beta

to cross swords (with)

1

already; too late

3

war; battle; match; game; competition

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

outbreak of war; starting a war

1

overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

2

Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)

1

burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case

1

head; chief; boss

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly

3

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

1

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life

1

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

1

strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number

1

the four seasons

1

surprise attack

1

to surround; to crowd around

1

fool

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

1

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

1

to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered

3

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

2

dreams; fantasy; visions

1

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

1

nightmare; bad dream

1

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

1

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

5

chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

6

reply; answer; response

2

to return; to come back

1

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

2

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child

2

attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)

2

guts; bowels; intestines

1

to boil; to seethe

1

patience; endurance

2

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

2

few days

1

your Highness; his Highness; her Highness

3

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

1