jpdb beta

point of a sword

2

clattering; rattling

1

the opposite sex; isomerism

1

to cross the line; to go too far

1

timid person; coward

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

2

atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious

1

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

3

girl's feeling; maiden's mind

1

huh!; oh; wow; I see

1

sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

2

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

2

every kind; all sorts

1

cheating

1

(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

2

abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned

1

death ray

3

(feudal era) law code

1

beam

1

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

1

to take the initiative

1

lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

3

joy; pleasure; delight

1

power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

1

comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

1

hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

3

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

3

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap

2

muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking

1

darkness; the dark

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)

4

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

1

sweeping sideways; mowing down

2

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

2

termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)

1

(body) weight

1

dropkick; flying kick

1

ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

1

to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)

1

orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course

1

clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling

3

flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move

1

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

2

fatal wound

1