jpdb beta

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

4

being dotted with; being scattered

1

long distance; long haul

2

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

5

fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

5

nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

6

random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

5

planned; scheduled; systematic

1

reptiles

1

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

2

cockscomb; crest

5

horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)

2

to wait upon; to serve

1

who?

2

to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate

2

to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)

3

to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close

1

to form a pair; to pair up

1

last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together

5

sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out

2

selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage

1

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up

1

objective; aim; mark

3

to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

6

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far

2

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

14

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

1

shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled

3

the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front

1

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

10

to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)

4

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

8

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

33

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

2

sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff

3

to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side

14

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

7

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

8

fragment; one of the group or party

5

next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)

1

jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling

2

approach run; run-up

3

entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)

2

mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird

1

short distance

1

paper-thin (difference)

6

(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

1