jpdb beta

buffered

1

humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical

1

versus; vs.; v.

1

new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)

1

intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)

1

head of the house

1

to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off

1

inflation

1

to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of

1

opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)

1

having ended; being resolved

1

pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)

1

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

4

to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself

1

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

in that way; like that; that way

1

to be tired of looking at

1

temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)

2

sole of foot

1

scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

9

braking (mechanism)

1

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

2

one wing; single wing

2

strong interaction; strong force

1

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

2

drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)

1

to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

1

power game

1

secret technique; secret art

1

undefeated

6

bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique

2

indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously

1

thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

8

standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

3

putting into operation; invocation

7

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected

1

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

1

miscalculation

3

guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily

28

muddy stream

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

1

falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy

1

ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting

1

suddenly; with a jerk

2

to hurry; to rush

2

chief; main; principal; major

1

representative example

1

crutch; crutches

2

gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth

1