jpdb beta

crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion

1

hollow; cavity; dent; depression

1

to promote; to make richer

1

captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master

5

to bind; to fasten; to tie up

1

anchor

1

stern

1

momentum (e.g. of a boat)

4

to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted

2

side of a boat; gunwale

14

mounted warrior; cavalier; knight

1

with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once

2

foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking

2

to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

1

wharf; bridge; jetty; pier

26

dredging

1

sandbar; sandbank; shoal

1

dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy

1

unloading; landing

4

skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

1

landing operations

1

nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

1

whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus); pond skater; water strider

1

toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll

3

to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)

1

throwing stones; slingshot; sling

1

handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate

1

both legs

1

two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)

2

one's dominant arm

1

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

2

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

3

popular (with); in favour (with); well received

1

encampment; official residence (of a magistrate or minor feudal lord); administrative headquarters (of a minor daimyo or shogunate deputy)

1

first wave

2

to begin to dance; to break into a dance

1

glorious achievement; distinguished service

1

trusting too much; overestimating ability

1

unit price; unit cost

2

defense; defence; protecting; preventing

3

bravery; military prowess; valour; valor

3

walking; walk

1

shogi; Japanese chess

1

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

1

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

2

state of confusion

1

connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction

1

northerly (wind); from the north

1

order; directive; instructions; command

1

from where

1