jpdb beta

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

6

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

7

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

2

to scoop; to ladle out

1

to pair with; to pair up; to pair off

3

to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell

1

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

3

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

2

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

2

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

4

who?

2

with a grinding noise

1

meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

4

to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

2

gale; violent (strong) wind

1

spark

1

to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with

1

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

2

hair's breadth

1

with lightning speed

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

5

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

2

ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)

1

night sky

2

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

8

flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

6

to knock down; to knock off

1

ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric

3

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

8

revenge

5

determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)

1

(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh

1

continued (from)

1

180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)

1

to flit about

1

important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition

1

iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

5

to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel

2

to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer

3

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

1

point of a sword; forceful debate

1

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

1

to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner

3

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

4