jpdb beta

to watch over; to watch attentively

5

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

1

centre line; center line; central line

1

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

2

short pause; short interval

2

light blue

1

square

1

vertical

1

square (shape); square (open space); formal; methodical; square (tool)

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

2

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

2

fury

1

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

1

to have the nerve to

1

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

1

abuse; curse; swearing; insult

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

4

job; work; duties; trade; skill

1

refrain

1

challenger

1

unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

3

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

2

ornament; decoration

1

stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)

1

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

3

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

2

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

2

enemy's strength or fighting power

1

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

2

tension; strain

1

walking sound; footsteps

1

ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

to hold one's breath

5

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

1

original; novel; new

1

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

3

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

6

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

1

to have no chance (of succeeding)

1

concentrated fire; intense criticism

1

to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

9

remorse; repentance

1

creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

1