jpdb beta

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

4

to state one's opinion

1

to improve one's skill

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

2

to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race

4

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1

offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding

1

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

2

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

2

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

2

in advance; beforehand; previously

1

test of strength

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

3

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

5

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

7

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

3

management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam

2

one after another; in rapid succession

3

tit for tat (verbally)

2

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

2

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

6

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

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

performing without rehearsal

2

training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run

2

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

14

practice; practising; experience

2

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

1

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

1

coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy

1

next (spoken) word

5

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

4

to leak out

4

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

4

polo

1

(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

7

to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

7

straight; upright; erect

1

large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)

4

to get dry

13

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

2

lead (Pb)

1

in large drops

5

to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

1

to torment; to torture; to harass

4