jpdb beta

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

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to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

2

acting; performance

3

farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

2

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

6

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

to shrug one's shoulders

1

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

2

to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)

2

to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up

1

appearance; air; condition; state; form

1

to expel; to drive out

2

to discuss; to talk together

1

environment; surroundings; circumstances

1

militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk

1

muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking

1

to pretend; to feign

1

uh-oh; oops; sorry

2

in this way; like this

2

to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

1

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

1

darkness

1

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

1

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

1

to sniff out; to get wind of

2

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray

1

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

1

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

1

mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

1

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

4

or something

4

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

5

to count on one's fingers

1

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

2

finger; toe; digit

7

thumb; big toe

1

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

2

approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude

1

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis

1

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

2

black belt

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kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

1

one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art

1

mastery

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

1

to be related (by blood)

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