jpdb beta

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

1

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

1

attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack

1

compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration

1

strong; hard; manly

1

this for sure; certainly is

4

while alive; during one's lifetime

1

on countless occasions; many a time

1

empirical; from experience

1

some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

2

languidly; loosely

2

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

tactics; strategy

1

incorrigible; dogged

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

1

gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

1

to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do

2

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

5

-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

1

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

10

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

1

to attract attention

2

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure

1

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

1

just above; right overhead

2

to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

1

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

1

chest; breast

1

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

1

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

4

landing

3

right foot; right leg

3

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

5

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

3

to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

2

flash; brandish

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

2

bowling (esp. tenpin)

1

pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball

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immediately following

2

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

2

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

1

height; stature

4

to slide into; to slip into

3

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

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bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body

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