jpdb beta

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

3

first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

1

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

7

standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

2

one's field of expertise; one's strong area

6

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

6

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

5

chain; chains

27

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

3

ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

3

torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream

1

to flow into; to pour into; to stream into

5

double-edged sword

3

to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage

2

contrastive

1

on one hand; on the other hand

4

muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)

2

fault; defect; minor; 5-point card

2

lean figure; slim figure

3

tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)

2

to smash; to crush

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

12

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

6

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos

5

hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

1

circumference

3

exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

2

yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so

3

instinct

7

klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly

8

awesome; incredible

1

to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack

5

to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

9

thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut

2

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

3

having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

5

both sides

3

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

6

ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave

1

fatal wound

17

to split; to be split; to splinter

2

pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus

4

(right at the) side; just beside

3

to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

3

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

6

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

11

trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about

1

rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)

5

brute force approach (esp. in a video game)

3