jpdb beta

standing firm; holding out

1

dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

1

gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove

9

to let slip; to slide; to glide

1

exaggerated; extravagant; overdone

2

to have no chance (of succeeding)

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

2

separation (e.g. by a screen, curtain, or door)

1

fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)

1

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

3

only; nothing but

2

then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

3

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

2

heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack

2

backward somersault; backward roll

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

(with a) vomiting sound

1

vomit and excreta

1

pain; agony; bitterness

6

undigested (food); unfulfilled (orders); unused (funds)

1

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

2

within one's means

1

tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool

1

obedient; submissive; tame; slavish

1

damage

4

no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said

1

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

2

brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life

3

the last moment; the very end

4

to strangle to death

1

hunting

2

grandchild

3

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

1

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

3

ancestor; forefather; foremother

2

to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect

1

general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go

1

to irritate one; to get on one's nerves

2

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

2

life; thread of life

3

to be completely still

2

either way; in any case; one way or another

4

trickery; (arch.) fiasco; (arch.) disobedience

1

sublime; noble; high-minded

1

(one's) seated posture

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

3

to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement

1