jpdb beta

great swordsman; master fencer

1

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal

4

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

2

potential energy

1

destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

3

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

7

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

2

learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example

1

done; just done; just finished

1

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

2

to rust; to become rusty

2

one more time; once more; once again

9

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

7

edged tool; cutting instrument; knife

3

to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

1

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

5

guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)

2

to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

1

rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude

2

love; affection

6

broth; stock; sauce

1

salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse

1

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

2

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

3

heap; pile; stack; full measure

2

failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb

1

spoon

1

measuring cup

2

kitchen utensils

3

no good at cooking

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

3

for today; for the time being

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

7

you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem

1

salad

2

reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

7

noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing

6

noisy; boisterous

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

15

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

5

the ... in question

5

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

8

to wring the neck; to strangle

3

tableware

7

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

6

future; distant future

1

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

2