jpdb beta

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

6

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

5

roof

2

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

3

PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)

2

to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

1

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

3

nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)

1

completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody

1

to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect

2

in this manner; in this way; like this

1

groggy

1

to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

5

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

4

to answer a question

1

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

2

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

1

brown coal; lignite

1

win by default

1

fair and square; open and aboveboard

1

apology; excuse

1

acquaintance

3

sightseeing; tourism

1

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

1

palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)

3

merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism

2

good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

6

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

1

gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)

3

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

4

(one's parents') home

3

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

22

tiny; little; wee

1

hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

1

skill

2

trace

1

hundreds

2

ancient Japanese martial arts

4

heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

7

martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts

9

practice; practising; training; study

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

4

no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?

9

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

4

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

3

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

14

to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing

4

technique; art; skill; move

1

sense of accomplishment

1

since some time or another; since who-knows-when

3