jpdb beta

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

1

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

1

visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores

1

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

2

most difficult; next to impossible

1

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

1

to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

4

bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move

5

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

4

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

4

each time

1

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

2

composite; combined; complex

2

underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock

2

to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

2

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

3

chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

3

sword; blade; single stroke

3

thin skin

1

high level

1

paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight

2

vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point

2

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

6

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

4

offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other

7

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

2

crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

12

dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision

1

rule of thumb

2

to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

3

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

1

(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout

3

to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)

2

madness; insanity

1

fire; flame; blaze

6

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

3

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

2

rivers

2

to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule

2

pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to

1

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

20

I; me

1

to leave this world; to die

1

senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)

1

regret; repentance

1

we

2