jpdb beta

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

1

panic

1

though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as

5

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

3

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

1

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

2

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

7

to fling (away); to hurl

1

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

8

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

1

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

4

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

2

to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

1

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

2

certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

4

exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)

1

that's a different matter; that's a different story

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

7

meaningless; pointless

1

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

2

to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

2

tch; ugh; damn

18

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

2

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

to take the form (of); to assume a shape

2

protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval

1

cage; pen; (jail) cell

1

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

2

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

6

shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship

1

ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)

2

and yet; though; when; in spite of

1

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

7

to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

3

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage

2

to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty

1

personal grudge; personal enmity

2

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

4

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

9

war; battle; match; game; competition

1

warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat

1

strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person

1

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

1

(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene

1