jpdb beta

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

2

palm heel; heel of the palm

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

2

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

1

shit!; damn!

1

zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh

1

to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

5

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

2

Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

3

dropkick; flying kick

1

faint; swoon

3

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

3

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

2

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

1

street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

3

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

1

prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

8

observation; survey; watching

1

laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

1

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

3

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

3

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

3

to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

1

uproar; disturbance

1

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

I; me

2

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

1

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

1

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

1

powerful; strong

1

guard; convoy; escort

3

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1

rush; charge

1

hostage

4

to attract attention

1

group; party; team; squad; section

1

they; those guys

2

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

1

one by one; one after another; successively

2