jpdb beta

swordsmanship

1

to anticipate; to foresee

2

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

1

straight line

1

to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

1

choices; alternatives; options

1

(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)

1

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

1

to collide; to clash

1

sky; air; mid-air

1

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

2

to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition

1

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

1

immediately; promptly

2

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

2

to trample; to crush underfoot

1

hoof

1

to thrust down; to push off

1

horse's hooves

1

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

2

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

2

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

3

to be needed; to be wanted

1

pulsation; pulsatory motion

1

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

1

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

1

on top of a saddle

1

to pull up; to haul up

1

riding together; riding with

1

to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away

1

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

1

half step; half a step

2

conviction; belief; confidence

4

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

1

precision; accuracy

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

3

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

running away; escaping on foot

1

failure; mistake; blunder

8

persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

1

to shed blood

2

to become (a state, condition, etc.)

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

4

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

2

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

3