jpdb beta

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

2

advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

1

vigorously; swiftly

1

blow; hit; stroke

3

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

1

sense of equilibrium; sense of balance

1

falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

1

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

1

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

1

match; game; bout; contest

12

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

1

to be excited; to be elated

1

I can tell you; heh

1

appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

1

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

1

functional; efficient

1

cosy; cozy

1

serving customers; looking after visitors; reception

2

(private) study room

1

talk; chat

1

(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

1

in those days

4

summer and winter

1

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

2

school (e.g. of ikebana)

1

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

1

martial arts demonstration; martial arts training

1

one large ...; a great ...

1

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

1

handyman; utility man; odd-job man

1

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

1

judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire

1

just past noon; afternoon

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

2

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

1

fist fight

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

to kill each other

1

a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious

2

working without pay; free service; work for nothing

1

roundhouse kick; turning kick

4

to get change back; to be more than enough

1

boxing

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

2

martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts

1

listening respectfully

1

talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

1

light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)

2

cake or snack served with tea

2