jpdb beta

sixteen; 16

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

2

stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics

2

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

1

trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling

1

narrow margin; slim margin

2

to compete; to bid; to sell at auction

1

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

2

pride; dignity; self-respect

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

1

order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release

3

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

3

starting line (in a race); start line; starting point

1

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

1

big shot; higher-ups

1

to crack jokes

1

gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me

1

you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)

3

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1

soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish

1

considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

1

price; cost; value; worth; value

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to be called

1

respect; honour; honor

2

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy

2

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

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

1

to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

1

to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up

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starter (person who gives the signal for the start of a race); starter (player in a starting lineup); starter (motor)

1

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

6

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

1

crouch start (in a sprint)

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

1

sign; signal; cue

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to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

1

gazelle

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wonderful; astounding; marvellous

1

to make a start

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rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily

2

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

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