jpdb beta

to pick up; to pick out

2

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

2

one eye; one of one's eyes

4

to scrutinize; to scrutinise

1

sign; signal; cue

2

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

2

initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

1

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

2

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

2

blow; hit; stroke

9

to brush off; to shake off

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

2

swordsmanship

1

vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)

3

one-by-one; separately; in detail

2

wrist

5

reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course

3

irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly

1

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

2

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

1

dancing; dance

1

carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)

1

disturbance; perturbation; derangement

1

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

1

intensification; aggravation

1

to fly wildly about

1

to make a serious effort

1

bathroom

2

teary eyes

1

the very same person

1

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

1

how long; how much; to what extent

5

to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

1

top of the head; crown of the head

2

to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)

1

half the body; half length

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

4

striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt

1

invitation; introduction; temptation

1

innocent-looking; looking as though one wouldn't hurt a fly; looking as though butter would not melt in one's mouth

1

unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

2

wicked woman; ugly woman

1

to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break

1

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

2

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

1

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

2