jpdb beta

sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan

1

to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble

2

I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but

1

match; game; bout; contest

2

shame; disgrace

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)

1

if I (we, etc.) could

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

1

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

unarmed; without weapons

3

to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

2

sky; air; mid-air

1

famous sword; excellent sword

2

snow field

1

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

2

objection; shortcomings

1

snow; snowfall

1

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

1

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

1

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

1

difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them

1

glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

1

fighting spirit; (will to) fight

3

to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

3

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

5

toe

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

1

calm before a storm; lull before the storm

1

half step; half a step

1

decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

3

sign; signal; cue

3

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

2

to rock; to shake; to swing

2

on one hand; on the other hand

4

lightning

2

flash; instant; lightning (speed)

1

blow; hit; stroke

12

special training; intensive training; crash course

1

Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) moon

2

new moon; crescent moon

2

the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage

2

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

1

to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction

1

to push back

1

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

2

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

3