jpdb beta

strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

2

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

4

correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)

2

proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming

1

abusive language; violent language; wild words

1

to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

1

funny story; funny anecdote

1

quarrel; dispute; argument

1

looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator

2

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

2

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

1

neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining

4

to glare at each other; to confront each other

1

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

1

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

9

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

2

straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

2

to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

3

to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble

1

much less; to say nothing of

1

in public; in company; in the presence of others

4

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

wooden; made of wood

1

table

3

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

2

to make a sound

2

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money

3

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

9

with a creak; creakily

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

1

superhuman strength

5

unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely

1

visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand

1

to do as one likes

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

high-handed; overbearing

1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

2

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

2

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

3

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

2

to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

1

to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction

1

house; family

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

1