jpdb beta

forte; strong point

3

start

1

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

2

being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out

1

to settle (a dispute)

1

protracted war; war of attrition

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

shell; crust

6

shell; cannonball

17

in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

1

automatic; intransitive verb

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

1

within; inside of; less than

1

almost; roughly; approximately

4

very near

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

8

point-blank range

2

reaching; attaining; arrival

1

to fear; to be afraid of

4

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

2

lucky; fortunate

1

restoration; repair; mending

2

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

hand-to-hand combat

1

vision

2

your (his) mother

3

to take over; to hand over

1

dessert; desert

1

first out

1

white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia

1

red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing

1

cream; ice cream

1

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

1

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

1

state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements

1

sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)

1

dining together; mess

1

all you want; as much as one wants

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

similar to; like

2

duplication; redundancy

1

the front

1

strongish; somewhat strong

1

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

3

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

1

paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka

1

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

1

multiplexing

3

dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying

2