jpdb beta

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

2

pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment

1

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

2

to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

2

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

instant; moment; for an instant

11

to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

1

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

1

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

6

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

8

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

1

three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

4

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

2

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

1

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

3

there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

1

axe; ax; hatchet

1

huge; gigantic; enormous

2

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

1

number of times; frequency; count

1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

1

guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)

1

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

3

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

2

smaller version; miniature version; pocket edition

1

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

1

hey!; hey!

1

to perspire; to sweat

1

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

2

bath

3

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

4

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

1

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1

-ish; -like

1

stew; hodgepodge

1

way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

2

showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

3

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

1

alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family

3

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)

6

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

7

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

1