jpdb beta

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

2

physical ability

5

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement

3

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

9

regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

1

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

1

for this very reason; that is exactly why

4

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

2

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

6

posture; position; stance

2

to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

4

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

2

two shots

1

swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

1

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

1

spinning top

1

rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

2

even more; still more; further

2

continuation; succession; series; continuous

3

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

1

having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

2

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

2

to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely

1

øre (Danish or Norwegian monetary unit; 1/100 of a krone); öre (Swedish monetary unit; 1/100 of a krona)

2

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

6

to gain strength; to have energy

2

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

6

to cross swords (with)

2

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable

1

until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

6

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

8

bluff

3

as (for); for; in the capacity of

7

first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag

1

unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

2

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

2

report; information

3

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

6

the front; honest; upright; decent

2

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

1

already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably

8

to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

wild boar; wild pig

2

slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

1

left shoulder

2

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

5

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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