jpdb beta

to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight

2

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

front; frontage; facade; main

2

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

1

intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

1

victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm

1

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

2

water and the Moon; the Moon reflected on the water; solar plexus (as a pressure point in martial arts)

1

feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)

1

along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with

1

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

2

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

1

don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised

1

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

3

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

1

perfection; thoroughness; consummation

1

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

2

this

1

during the war

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

1

shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph

1

shadow

38

servant

38

taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation

3

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

2

double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

1

gossip; corner of the mouth

1

everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger

1

one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

2

(small) stone; rock; pebble

1

to project a shadow; to cast a shadow

1

groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz

2

Parry

6

teleportation

1

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

2

bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique

1

minimum; minuscule; local minimum

1

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

2

dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision

1

several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees

1

to lie down; to throw oneself down

1

transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)

1

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

1

wide difference; a world of difference

1

falling heavily

1

to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

1