jpdb beta

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

2

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

2

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

2

imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry

1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

9

snugly; cosily; compactly

1

unpleasant feeling

1

to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

2

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

1

body; physique; build; stature

1

brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend

1

spindly; weak; gangly

5

thinnish; somewhat narrow

1

without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

2

to look around; to look towards (us)

1

to get; to be given

3

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1

intervention

1

to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out

3

left shoulder

2

to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed

2

to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

1

to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

2

starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation

1

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

3

sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking

3

various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting

3

four o'clock

1

visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand

2

to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf

4

you; I; me; oneself

1

(verbal) tit for tat

1

critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

5

split among friends; falling out; internal discord

1

to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish

4

dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp

1

lending and borrowing

1

to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace

1

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

1

(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?

1

short; brief

1

ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

1

to take (be in) charge of

2

selfish

1

straining one's ears

1

Stig

1

to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

2

delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in

1

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)

2

pistol; handgun

2