jpdb beta

in addition; besides

8

to get used to hearing

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

30

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

1

avidya (ignorance)

7

light; lamp; torch

1

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

41

interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

5

two; 2

38

step; stride; counter for steps

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

6

moment; second; instant

23

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

15

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

2

tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)

1

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

2

overwhelming

13

presence (impressive quality)

2

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

22

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

10

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

18

season; time of year

1

elegance; taste; refinement

1

dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually

1

Japanese clothes

2

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

13

wearing one's hair knotted in the back

1

tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

1

favorite; favourite; habitually used

1

Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)

2

first-rate sword

1

historical play; period drama

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

2

eyesight; vision; visual acuity

7

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

13

calm; composed; leisurely

3

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

7

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

15

leader; authority; mainstay

1

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

15

in person; personally; directly

1

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

4

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

1

secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening

1

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

3

one hour

5

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

3

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

9