jpdb beta

bow and arrow; weapon; arms

2

to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)

2

righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

2

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

2

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

2

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

2

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki

3

to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent

2

supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)

2

to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

2

beloved; dearest

4

crying in sympathy; infectious crying

2

freely; right and left; as one pleases

2

violence; murder; crime

6

chink in the armor (armour)

2

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

2

orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course

6

to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

2

skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)

6

without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

2

to be shot dead by an assassin

3

right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct

4

to spread (flames)

2

(one's) seated posture

2

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

2

cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

2

flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming

4

next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)

2

to be burnt to death

7

to remake; to rebuild

2

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

4

to come back

2

critical moment; do-or-die situation

2

bare hand; empty hand

2

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

2

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

2

empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds

2

striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt

2

slapping the opponent with the open hand

2

being startled

2

beginning; start

2

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

2

fair; fare; fear

4

imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion

2

diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint

2

to pretend; to feign

2

upper body

2

checkmate

2

whichever one chooses; either way

2

death sentence

2