jpdb beta

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

2

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)

1

well; now; then

9

farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

4

to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately

1

to order; to command; to appoint

3

small man

2

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

6

youth; young man

4

to give a glance (at); to take one look at

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

3

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

8

(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

1

brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)

1

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

2

normal course (of action); proper course; regular way

1

appearance; figure; shape; form

1

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

4

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

1

blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

1

dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion

1

of all things

1

right in the midst of; right at the height of

1

bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

1

several tens

4

to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

2

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

4

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

2

comma; decimal point; radix point

3

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

3

ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

2

first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)

1

speed

8

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

2

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

3

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

5

bisection

3

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)

1

moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

2

this

1

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

2

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

3

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

4

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

1

very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount

1

to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off

1