jpdb beta

to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

3

ptoo (sound of spitting); ptui; ptew; ptooey

1

to spit

1

useful; helpful

1

fault

1

see-through; sheer

3

to understand each other

6

use of force

1

halfwit; blockhead; fool

1

reliance; dependence

7

10,000; ten thousand; 10^4

2

being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

5

questions and answers; dialogue

3

trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant

12

sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard

2

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

2

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

13

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

2

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

actually; really

1

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

2

childish; childlike; immature; infantile

5

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

2

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

sentiments; passions

1

all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost

2

correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)

2

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

10

to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky

1

to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

6

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

2

to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt

4

nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others

3

to not believe one's ears

7

spiced sake (served at New Year's)

2

to lure; to invite out

2

prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)

1

Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

2

to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started

1

shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish

1

bottom of one's heart

12

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

4

engine

11

to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)

1

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

3

slow starter

1

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

3

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

8

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

22

side step

1