jpdb beta

growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way

1

to shed light; to cast light

2

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

1

-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism

2

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

to rust; to become rusty

1

attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another

1

top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar

1

great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible

1

to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

we

4

war; battle; hostilities

2

to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

1

to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki

1

splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough

1

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

1

to scoop up; to dip up

1

to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

3

trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

2

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

4

to give directions; to issue instructions

1

indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly

1

reproduction; duplication; reprinting

2

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

1

opposite mirrors

1

sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

3

rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession

3

snapping apart

1

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

1

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

1

making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)

1

defense; defence; protecting; preventing

1

having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

2

prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)

1

bombarding; shelling; bombardment

3

reply; answer; response

3

old tree

1

left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol

1

descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

1

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

1

what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

1

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running

1

arrow; wedge; chock

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penetration; permeation; transmission

1