jpdb beta

fiance; fiancee

2

amen; hail

1

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

4

to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

3

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

1

confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

1

thank you; thanks

2

to throw away

1

a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

1

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

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1

well, I must admit ...

1

with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by

1

cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)

1

change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

3

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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

2

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

close to the ear

1

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

2

vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)

1

to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

2

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

1

Jourdan

1

foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

sudden impulse; passing fancy

1

meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable

2

to apologize; to apologise

3

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

1

nonchalant air; unruffled air

1

prediction; estimation

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

1

camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting

1

shime-waza (judo stranglehold)

2

crab

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

2

sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

2

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

2

unfortunately

1

incorrigible; dogged

1

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

1