jpdb beta

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

2

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

1

hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!

1

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

2

to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

1

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

1

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

1

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

1

to trample; to crush underfoot

3

suddenly; abruptly; quickly

1

chink in the armor (armour)

1

pit of the stomach; solar plexus

1

elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff

1

orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course

1

stability; steadiness; consistency; stable

1

to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient

1

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

1

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

1

radiant smile; contented smile

1

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

6

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

1

dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly

1

to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

2

to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)

1

twitching

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

3

with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop

1

remains; corpse; body

1

in the same breath; hardly had the words been said

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

bare hand; empty hand

1

change of plan

1

art of self-defense (defence)

1

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

1

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

5

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

1

almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

2

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

2

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

poisoning someone

1

fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence

1

already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably

1

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

1

to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

3

slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

1