jpdb beta

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

2

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

counterintelligence

1

employer

2

coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

1

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1

(not) one

1

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

2

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

1

falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)

1

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

1

equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

2

heat haze; shimmer of hot air

1

beheading; decapitation

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

1

to break; to smash

2

to anneal

1

coarse; rough

1

all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception

1

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

considerably; greatly; a lot

1

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

2

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

1

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

2

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

1

idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn

1

newcomer; tyro

1

general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go

2

to surround; to encircle; to enclose

2

to be consistent; to be coherent

1

equilibrium; balance

2

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

1

each other; one another

1

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

1

offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff

1

action; operation; effect; function

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

1

to become hungry

1

manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

3

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

4

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

1