jpdb beta

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

2

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

3

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

6

putting into operation; invocation

2

space; room; airspace

4

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

1

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

1

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

2

to put on the brakes; to put a stop to

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

6

hostage

1

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

1

base of the throat; bottom of the neck

1

three people

1

invisibly; secretly; privately

1

to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

2

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

1

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

3

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

2

to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly

2

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

5

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

2

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

3

nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick

7

to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)

2

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

1

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

5

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

2

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

3

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

2

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

3

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

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

8

coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul

1

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

1

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

16

brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything

2

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly

1

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

2

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

4

back tooth; molar

3

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

10

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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