jpdb beta

shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

2

to become better; to improve

1

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

1

at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

1

relative; relation; kin

2

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

1

to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)

1

grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield

1

practice; practising; training; study

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable

1

rarely; seldom

1

infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)

1

at times; occasionally

2

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

(present) head of a family

2

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

1

to look stern

1

to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)

1

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

1

(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso

1

while crying; tearfully; in tears

1

pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition

4

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

3

to behead; to decapitate

1

misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

2

to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

1

killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time

1

to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

1

to wring the neck; to strangle

2

to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

1

to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer

1

willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

1

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

1

to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword

1

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

7

choices; alternatives; options

2

choosing between two things; two choices

1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

2

visual hallucination; vision

2

with a broad grin; smirking

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

2

normal; usual; ordinary; everyday

2

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

4

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

preparing to flee; being ready to run away

1