jpdb beta

feelings; thoughts; meaning

2

to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

1

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

knowing only too well; being fully aware of

1

(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind

1

the reverse; other side; lining

1

visual confirmation; sighting

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert

1

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

1

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

1

hair's breadth

1

skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)

1

firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

1

extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant

1

stone (used for throwing)

1

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

1

running the whole distance

1

protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval

1

launching pad

1

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

1

moment; instant

1

to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach

1

left hook (e.g. in boxing, etc.)

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

4

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

1

wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps

1

transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety

1

parabola

1

physique; constitution

1

article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

3

bandolier; bandoleer; ammo belt; driving band (of a shell or bullet); rotating band

1

nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

1

if possible

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

1

(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

1

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight

1

upper body

2

to rock; to shake; to swing

1

rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)

1

fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

2

to pay attention (to)

1

upper arm

1

groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

1

pectoralis major muscle

1

crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam

1