jpdb beta

since when; from when; how long

1

opera

2

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

4

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

4

audience; spectator; spectators

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

3

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

3

aria; singing; chanting

15

to finish; to graduate

2

to aim at

5

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

2

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

10

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

2

easily

3

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

2

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

2

formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person

1

softly; gently; lightly

2

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

1

interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

3

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

1

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

2

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

2

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

4

skill; dexterity; master hand

3

huge; big; gargantuan

1

body; physical system; (the) person

5

and yet; though; when; in spite of

3

restlessly; in continuous motion

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

3

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

3

sand; grit

1

to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

3

arrow; wedge; chock

3

hair's breadth

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

3

in very small pieces

1

to smash; to crush

1

one hand

2

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

2

gun point; muzzle

1

smoke; fumes

4

to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

1

gun; rifle; small arms

8

to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls

1

distance; range

4