jpdb beta

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

2

to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

1

however; because; as

1

back of head

1

O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

1

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

1

to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

1

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

2

while; even though; despite

1

kick

1

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

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

3

(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

1

kick

1

metre; meter; meter; gauge

1

approach run; run-up

1

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

1

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

2

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

1

impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

1

easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

1

fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion

1

unrequited love; one-sided love

1

email address

1

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

1

Q; q

1

but; however; provided that

1

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

1

depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)

1

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

1

one more time; once more; once again

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

2

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

1

hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

3

instant yakisoba in a cup

2

ecology

1

to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

1

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to

1

Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)

7

understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)

1

type of pitch

1

acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery

1