jpdb beta

to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed

1

loading; carrying

1

surrounding at a distance

1

turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes

1

to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away

2

to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge

1

borrowed thing

2

rough to the touch; rubbing rough surfaces

1

(distinction of) sex; gender

2

sword blade; knife blade

1

curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade

1

new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon

26

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

27

to be perturbed; to be agitated

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

5

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

3

to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward

1

absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted

1

two colours; two varieties; two types

5

brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster

1

to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do

1

setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

1

trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy

1

my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!

1

nonresistance

1

the same kind; accomplice; partner

4

current boyfriend

1

cruise; navigation; sailing

1

self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline

1

steering a ship; controlling; maneuvering; piloting

1

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

3

to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition

1

column of water; water column

3

grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person

1

standing tall; towering; soaring

1

hull

3

with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

1

to be squashed by; to be pinned under

2

to learn by hearsay

1

to throw into; to dump in together

2

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

2

to cross swords (with)

2

hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)

1

muzzle; snout

2

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit

2