jpdb beta

to take a step backward; to retreat a step

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

3

sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

1

right shoulder

5

to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)

2

falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset

1

baton

1

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

5

arm; skill; efforts; ability

6

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

1

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

4

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

2

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

1

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

1

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

5

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

2

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

2

to poke; to push

2

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

3

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

1

fatal; deadly; mortal

1

to have confidence in one's own abilities

1

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

1

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho

1

pit of the stomach; solar plexus

1

violent explosion; bursting

1

counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)

2

to kneel

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

1

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

1

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

2

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

1

to bear; to endure

2

asphalt

1

to fall flat; to fall face down

1

to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

1

great mistake

4

to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

1

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

1

to do as one likes

1

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

1

to continue to receive

1

(power of) resistance

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

7

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

2

failure; mistake; blunder

5

blow; hit; stroke

2

rule of thumb

3