jpdb beta

abstention; nonparticipation

2

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

4

unless (you do something)

1

(written) application; application form

1

desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires

1

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

1

taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

2

two (long cylindrical things)

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

2

circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

1

several seconds

1

to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer

1

usurpation; taking back; dispossession

3

path; route; itinerary

1

advance; moving forward; progress

1

how; in what way

1

to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

5

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

2

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

2

lack of experience

2

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

1

tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you

1

coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived

1

to do by the use of

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

51

acting; performance

17

lightly; easily; carelessly

1

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

1

field

1

Muramasa

2

metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

4

snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight

1

scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

4

belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt

1

dangling

1

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

3

rust

2

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder

1

law

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

potential

1

remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

1

coarse; rough

1

(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone

1

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

2

ability; faculty

1

paradoxical

1

special training; intensive training; crash course

2