jpdb beta

sky; air; mid-air

6

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

1

intercept; interception; counter-attack

1

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

1

to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

2

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

6

very

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another

1

two shots

2

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

1

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

3

serious wound; serious injury

1

fighting spirit; (will to) fight

2

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

2

to be saved up (of money)

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

9

to vomit; to spit out

1

to shake off

1

to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

2

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

2

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

1

to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid

1

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

1

(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone

1

sword; blade; single stroke

1

iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

1

ignoring; acting as if it is nothing

1

it may be because

1

brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life

1

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

1

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

6

alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically

1

anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation

1

blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

guard; girder bridge

2

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

2

underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

1

severe; bitter; scathing

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

2

dropkick; flying kick

1

almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

11

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

1

to reject; to repel

1

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

1