jpdb beta

kendo gi; kendo uniform

1

right in the middle (of); midst; height

1

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

4

leg strength; walking ability; running ability

3

going straight on; going straight ahead

1

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

2

to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance

1

dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit

1

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

4

technique; method

1

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

4

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

2

form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode

2

close to the ear

2

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

2

wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood

1

castle

1

joy; pleasure; delight

1

ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

2

upper; upward; upper (of a shoe); uppercut; upper (drug); stimulant

2

both feet; both legs

2

to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around

1

violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity

1

power; might; authority; influence

3

while passing each other

1

although

1

two-tone coloring; two-tone colouring

1

jingisukan; dish of mutton or lamb grilled with vegetables at the table on a domed grill; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)

2

special sale; bargain sale

2

price tag; price label

6

dazzling; radiant

1

tailspin; spin; drilling; boring

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

2

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

at once; immediately; right now

3

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

1

to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

2

play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

4

we; us

3

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

2

even now; still; as yet

8

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

1

little by little; bit by bit

3

my; our; one's own

6

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

5

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

3

moan; groan; groaning

2

at the window; by the window; next to the window

4

extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)

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