jpdb beta

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

1

like this; this sort; this way

1

create

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

2

manufacture; production

1

shooting; sniping

4

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

3

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

2

aggregate amount

1

to be lacking in options; to be too few

1

"Mary Sue" protagonist (inexplicably strong or capable character); overpowering weaker opponents for self-satisfaction (in a video game)

1

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

3

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

to get used to using; to get accustomed to using

1

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

1

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

2

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

1

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

2

at a glance; by accident

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top

2

explosion

2

to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away

3

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

1

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

1

bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave

1

gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation

1

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

2

arrow; wedge; chock

4

point-blank range

1

in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

1

at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly

1

intelligence

1

later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

2

to name

1

to trample; to crush underfoot

1

to be helpful; to be useful

2

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

3

to fall flat; to fall face down

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

2

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way

1

jump; leap; skip; bound

1

moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant

5

urgency; emergency

1

evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

3

usually; under usual circumstances

1

unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

4