jpdb beta

arrest; roundup

1

to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

1

one way or the other; either way

1

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

evidence; proof; witness

1

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

1

at the last moment; this late in the game

1

to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

1

geography

1

joint (knee, elbow, etc.)

3

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

1

to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground

1

predation; eating prey; preying upon

1

to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down

2

(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection

1

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

4

dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

2

to be a matter of life or death

1

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

1

right shoulder

1

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

1

to tear off; to rip off

4

creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)

1

to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

1

to become thin; to fade; to grow pale

1

kangaroo

3

south

1

island country

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

2

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

1

perfection; flawlessness

1

epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade

2

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

6

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

1

martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts

1

being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche

1

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

2

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

2

to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

1

godsend; big win

1

snakelike; snaky; serpentine

2

oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation

2

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

1

tusk; fang

3

attack; charge; raid

1

to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat

1

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

1

queen

1

value; worth; merit

1