jpdb beta

horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

3

to tear off; to strip; to rob

1

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

1

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

3

to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double

1

training; practice; practising; cultivation

3

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

4

tragic

3

resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

1

to strangle to death

3

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

2

limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

4

to cover one's face

2

to besmirch; to sully

1

to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

5

to beat the hell out of

1

to swing and miss

1

(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

3

to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole

1

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

2

defensive-only

1

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

4

nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem

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

2

to leap back; to jump back

1

same family (race, tribe)

8

personal history; career

2

to make a mistake

1

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

2

tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

7

this world; this life; this generation; present day

3

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

4

to do

4

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

3

emptiness; vacuum; blank

1

the sun

2

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

14

intruder

2

for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

2

serves you right!

1

mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith

2

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

2

fatal

3

qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence

1

severe; fierce; stern

2

attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of

5

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

4

apology; excuse

1

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

3