jpdb beta

slacks

4

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

13

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

38

to slay; to cut down (a foe)

1

master; expert

1

dark place; unlit spot; darkness

2

orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course

3

thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder

2

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

1

not necessarily so; is not always true

2

upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

1

sword; blade; single stroke

4

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

2

guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)

1

I can tell you; heh

1

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

3

to wound; to murder

3

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

4

edged tool; cutlery

7

to jostle; to crowd; to haggle

3

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

2

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

16

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

4

kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

1

half step; half a step

1

to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire

3

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

4

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

4

straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

10

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

2

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

12

heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief

3

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

5

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

4

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

20

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

4

flash; brandish

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

13

one third; a third part

2

length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword

2

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

great speed; extreme speed; swiftness

3

reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

2

end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

3

to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

15