jpdb beta

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

1

to pause; to have a short intermission

1

twice

2

maybe; could be; might

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

4

to take; to catch; to capture

4

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

1

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

1

underwater

2

plastic

1

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

16

telescope (variety of goldfish); telescope eye; demekin

1

water's surface

2

splash (of water); spray

1

full swing

2

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

2

point in time; occasion

1

splendidly; brilliantly

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

2

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

1

water (hydraulic) pressure

1

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

1

like this; in this way; as you see

2

smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion

1

stillness; repose; standing still

2

embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile

1

to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce

1

once more; again

2

again

1

friend

1

manner of using one's hands

2

no use; useless; not fit for its purpose

2

alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

1

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

1

iris (of the eye)

2

sweeping sideways; mowing down

1

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

2

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration

1

in this manner; in this way; like this

1

scooping

2

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

(someone else's) daughter

2