jpdb beta

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

2

order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

1

transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety

3

flash; brandish

1

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

1

gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)

1

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

1

to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout

1

way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

1

offense and defense; offence and defence

1

with hushed footsteps

1

prediction; estimation

1

thrusting (a spear, etc.)

4

pinpoint

1

one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural

2

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

searching for the enemy

1

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

4

sense of sight; vision

2

extensive; vast range; wide scope

1

beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

1

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

to dodge; to evade

1

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

behavioral pattern

1

foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead

2

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

1

to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into

1

(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

1

speculation; thinking; meditation

1

the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

2

unidentifiable; unidentified

1

perception; sensation; awareness

3

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

1

organ (of body, plant, etc.)

1

assuming that ...; supposing that ...

1

huge body; large build

1

whereabouts; place where one is; position; location

1

logic; logical

1

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

1

to raise (one's voice)

1

to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

1

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

grinning; smirking

1

to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1