jpdb beta

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

9

stillness; repose; standing still

1

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

17

trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

1

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

2

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

2

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

7

to half-rise to one's feet

2

calm, cool, and collected; level and calm

1

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

3

moment; brief space of time

2

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

13

to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded

3

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

3

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

4

(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

6

with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go

1

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

2

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

3

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen

1

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

2

dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)

4

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

8

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

2

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

4

number one; first; best; most; game; round

18

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

12

every day

6

miso soup

1

electrical discharge

1

phenomenon

1

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

7

saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

1

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

5

to stare (at); to glare

1

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

2

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

2

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

1

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

4

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

2

to sidle up to

1

red

56

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

4

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

10

team

4