jpdb beta

to grapple

2

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

3

quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes

1

to strangle to death

2

to aim at

5

to grapple; to wrestle

1

tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures

2

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

2

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

2

to thrust away; to send flying

2

to take flight; to disappear

4

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

2

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

2

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

1

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

5

to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels

1

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

1

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

3

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

1

to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

5

to misunderstand

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

16

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

2

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

4

unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

2

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

4

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

1

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

1

to show

1

sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

4

match (to light fire with)

13

if it's the case

1

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

3

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

4

writer

14

with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness

1

ignition; lighting; firing; setting off

4

to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

1

firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight

1

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

3

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

5

to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

2