jpdb beta

rival; competitor; competition

1

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

2

room for growth; potential; promise

1

funny story; funny anecdote

1

speculation; thinking; meditation

2

end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot

1

ptomaine poisoning

6

to fit; to suit

1

phase change; state change; transformation

1

creation; generation; formation; derivation

1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

1

to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood

1

going insultingly easy on an opponent; not trying one's best

1

treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning

1

even if; even though; although one might say; although called

1

being truly angry

1

sparring partner

1

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

2

training; drill; practice; discipline

2

(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling

1

worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match

1

randori (freestyle judo training)

1

practice; practising; training; study

1

heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product

1

physical law; laws of physics

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

1

loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

1

to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute

1

to give a glance (at); to take one look at

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

2

swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

1

self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

1

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

2

model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon

1

to get dry

2

sand; grit; fine gravel

1

balance; equilibrium

1

(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar

1

to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

preservation; retainment; keeping

1

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

3

bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat

1

patagium (vertebrate flying or gliding membrane)

1

glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling

1

orchid; light purple

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

1

cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

1

putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

1