jpdb beta

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

2

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

2

real intention; true motive; true meaning

18

sign; signal; cue

2

horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)

1

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

7

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

5

popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

1

to beat the hell out of

4

nod; inclination of the head

4

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

5

reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

2

handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

2

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

8

knife blade; sword blade

54

payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

8

to laugh scornfully

3

flattery; compliment

3

one's weak point

2

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

3

unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

2

oratory; eloquence

7

desire to tease; desire to cause mischief

4

to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

2

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

12

to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire

4

to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

1

inevitable; necessary

5

large build; large pattern

17

(body) weight

27

to be of no importance

4

(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid

5

jostling; crowding

1

recognition; acquaintance

2

to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

5

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

7

weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight

8

instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

7

to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

2

how; in what way; I wonder

1

reason; right

4

exhaled air; exhalation; expiration

2

offense; offence; method of attack

5

finger; hands and fingers; hands

2

close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour

1

reflexes

2

defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)

2

level; standard; water level

5