jpdb beta

mystery; wonder

1

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

1

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

3

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

2

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

1

taking advantage of (a convenient situation)

1

bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

1

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

1

snakelike; snaky; serpentine

1

to twine around

3

locking technique in judo

2

elbow joint

3

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

2

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

1

technique

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

to be injured; to sustain a wound

1

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

fateful; predestined

1

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

1

mobile; moveable

1

degree of freedom

1

prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

1

to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest

1

to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

1

allophone; strange noise

2

ligament

1

snapping apart

1

scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

1

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

1

cries of pain

1

ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

2

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

1

to smile a smile of satisfaction

1

close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing

1

easy; simple; plain

1

precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances

1

(feeling of) shame

1

overly optimistic; misjudged; underestimated

2

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

1

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

1

throwaway; disposable; single-use

1

to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

1