jpdb beta

passing through without stopping; passing by

1

to slide into; to slip into

1

after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

1

delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner

1

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

1

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

2

to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

1

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive

1

uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)

1

foolishness; stupidity; silliness

1

swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird

1

grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness

1

wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

51

peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

1

rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed

1

needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog

2

irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly

2

to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

1

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

1

rush; flood; deluge

1

union; joining; conjugation

1

transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

1

with a thud

1

anyone; any person; whoever

1

folding fan

1

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1

dozens; scores of; decades

3

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

1

to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle

1

hollow; mid-air; air; sky

1

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

1

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

2

to save; to leave over; to spare

2

one wing; (a) role; (a) part

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

valley

1

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

2

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

2

duty; role; function

1

promising without due consideration

1

centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

1

shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

1

betrayal; infidelity

1

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

1

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

2

helping hand; help; support; aid

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

1