jpdb beta

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

2

getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

1

just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...

2

arrow; wedge; chock

1

flash; instant; lightning (speed)

1

shukuchi (rapid movement techniques); shortening distances

1

knockout

1

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

3

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

moonlight; moonbeam

2

smooth (of hair, skin, etc.); glassy; silky; glossy

1

lightning

1

palm (of the hand)

4

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

1

glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe

7

to glare at each other; to confront each other

1

body temperature

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

1

offense and defense; offence and defence

1

to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki

1

to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

2

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

3

to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

2

chance; opportunity

1

how many times

3

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

2

whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

1

what

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

1

rapid (e.g. progress)

1

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

1

like that; that way; thus

1

desperate; reckless

2

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

only son

2

elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

1

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

3

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

1

laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

1

to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand

1

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

1

aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly

1

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

1

salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse

1

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

1