jpdb beta

member

11

to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

5

center circle

1

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

15

self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline

3

jump ball (basketball)

1

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

3

enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board

4

to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature

11

dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling

4

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

7

mark up

1

from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado

2

to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel

2

defense (esp. in sports); defence

10

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

31

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

7

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

17

meaningless; pointless

7

dunk

5

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

39

to well up; to burst; to arise

2

goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)

27

long pass

2

half in fun

2

passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)

9

layup (in basketball); lay-up; lay-up (shot)

1

foul; foul ball

2

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

2

violence; force

2

exile (second most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

1

to frolic about; to mess around

2

shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shuuto (type of pitch commonly used in Japan); shootball; shoot (of a tree or plant); chute

10

tickling; restlessly; hurriedly; kitchy-koo; goochie-goo

30

dodgeball

8

layup (in basketball); lay-up

2

block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)

5

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

21

drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)

2

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

1

experienced person; person who has had a particular experience

4

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

3

feint

2

to make an error

3

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

5

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

trembling from fear; trembling all over

8

uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)

1

full nelson

5

ecstatic; excited; painfully (of a headache); stinging; ice-cold (beer, etc.); noisily (chirping, barking, etc.)

2