jpdb beta

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

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

5

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

2

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

2

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

2

to search for; to seek for; to look for

1

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

1

to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

1

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

2

to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin

1

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

3

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

1

pale; pallid; bluish-white

2

moonlight

3

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

3

removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone

1

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

1

even if not; even without

2

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

2

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

1

this sort of

1

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

1

to rise; to erect; to get up

2

night wind

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

4

made of copper

2

pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)

6

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

2

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

3

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

3

garden; park

1

water well

4

similar

5

such-and-such a place

1

to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

1

to build; to construct

1

carpenter

1

mason; stonemason

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

4

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

2

travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy

1

long way; distant place

3

around the world; throughout the world

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

3

shock; impact; crash

3

even now; still; as yet

2