jpdb beta

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

2

palm (of one's hand)

2

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

4

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

2

is never the case; has never happened

1

Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo

1

Jeet Kune Do; Way of the Intercepting Fist (martial art founded by Bruce Lee)

1

singular form (of a noun)

1

corner; nook; recess

1

formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed

1

thorough; exhaustive; complete

2

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

4

multi-

1

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

1

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

4

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

7

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

2

ordinary person

1

hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)

1

Saishonootoko

2

declaration; statement

3

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

1

cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

7

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

throughout the body

2

five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

1

literally; to the letter; literal

2

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

5

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

14

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

5

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

1

even

5

shooting down (aircraft)

1

both; both sides; both parties

2

upper arm

3

back of the hand

1

to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)

2

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

8

throat

7

hand used like a sword in striking

1

labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea

1

knee strike; kneeing

1

violent explosion; bursting

8

backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)

2

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

1

elbow strike (karate)

2

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

1

to stoop; to bend over

2

over one's shoulder

7