jpdb beta

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

10

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

4

(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

7

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

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

3

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

6

several minutes; a few minutes

4

to grasp tightly

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

3

fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

6

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location

3

battleaxe

2

big man; large man; tall man; giant

1

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

2

to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

1

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

4

martial artist; fighter

1

corpulence; fatness; obesity

1

figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus

1

fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron

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

(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback

10

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

6

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

2

near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here

2

rule

4

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

be; is

1

point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points

14

to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out

1

one hour

2

time limit

1

possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping

4

to be slow in saying

1

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

1

actual state (of things); actual conditions; reporting live; live broadcast; Let's Play (playthrough of a video game with player commentary)

7

voice amplification

1

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

15

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

2

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

7

light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments

1

man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man

3

to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

11

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

1

pride; boast; credit (to)

3

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

1

coming; going

2

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

2