jpdb beta

upper half of the body; upper body

2

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

1

bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

2

sign; mark; flag

1

to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

3

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather

1

habit; behavior; behaviour; trait

1

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

2

expression; phraseology

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

1

promiscuous woman

1

uncanny valley (hypothesis about humanoid robots)

1

to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

1

blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

1

to complain; to lodge a complaint

1

prefectural border; prefectural boundary

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

to gather in a circle; to form a circle

1

forehead; brow

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

1

language center (brain); language centre

1

to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag

1

information; news; report; reward; retribution

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

3

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

1

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

2

sense of defeat

1

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

2

to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)

2

foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

3

a bit more; a bit longer

1

to descend a river

3

hit-and-run accident causing property damage

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

1

appearance; air; condition; state; form

1

plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal

1

thick; dense; luxuriant

2

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

1

hill road

2

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

1

spacious; vast; wide

1

dry riverbed; river beach

1

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

2

rooftop

1

interval; break; pause; spare moment

1