jpdb beta

nimbly; lightly

3

to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

3

right foot; right leg

2

side; flank

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

13

fist

2

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance

1

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

2

to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

2

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

16

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

6

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

2

pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings

2

technique; art; skill; move

3

to fear; to be afraid of

11

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

1

to rage; to be fierce; to be excited

1

to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down

3

pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

4

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

8

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2

seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

5

17; seventeen

2

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

27

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

3

to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

7

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

1

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

1

another; different; separate; discrete

1

to do

8

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them

1

saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

4

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

4

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

4

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

4

shin; front of lower leg

1

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

32

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

4

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

1

counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.

1

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

3

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

11

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

3

with a momentary flash of light

1

edged tool; cutlery

1

by (means of); with

1