jpdb beta

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

3

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

1

to gain strength; to increase ability

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

3

attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to someone's name

3

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

1

like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...

3

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

1

imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective

1

injury; harm; danger

2

as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

to frown; to scowl

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

2

hollow; cavity; dent; depression

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

correction; revision; amendment

1

to kill one's enemy (opponent)

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

miscalculation

1

to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

1

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

2

rage; frenzy

1

large number (of); many; majority

1

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

3

stirring; slight movement

1

to quicken one's pace (steps)

1

to settle (a dispute)

4

addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)

1

blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless

1

front; frontage; facade; main

2

double take (esp. out of surprise)

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

2

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

3

just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

4

to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson

1

important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

to mean

1

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

1

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

2