jpdb beta

to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

2

to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)

3

other people's affairs; someone else's problem

2

reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

1

intention; aim; design

2

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

1

person with a sharp tongue

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

2

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

in a good mood; cheerful

1

going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling

1

exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

2

to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

2

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

4

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

2

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

4

physical condition; state of health; shape

2

to shake one's head

3

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

2

belly; abdomen; stomach

2

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

1

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

1

caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

1

to recall; to remember

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

3

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

2

declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression

1

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups

1

parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world

1

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

1

automatic

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

4

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

3

lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)

1

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

1

to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt

2

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

1

to turn against; to become an enemy

1

(just) one's imagination

2

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

2

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

2