jpdb beta

slack; looseness; play

1

to take a breath; to take a short rest

1

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

2

to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain

2

weak; delicate; sickly

1

cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)

1

subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)

4

dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

root; basis; foundation

1

cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

1

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

1

not; does not exist

1

even though; despite; when

2

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

1

to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

1

sweeping sideways; mowing down

1

two groups; two bands

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

axe; ax; hatchet

2

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

2

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

furious attack

1

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

1

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

1

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

1

twice

1

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

2

chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

2

but; however; although

3

to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other

1

superstition; superstitious belief

1

folk belief

1

doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm

1

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

1

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...

1

to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize

1

joke; jest; funny story

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault

3

indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

1

soon; before long; in the near future

1

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

3

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

3

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

2

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

2

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

1

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

2

upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class

2