jpdb beta

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

4

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

1

numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

2

to have confidence in one's own abilities

1

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

1

to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel

1

striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving

1

to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack

2

to slide into; to slip into

2

strutting; sticking out the chest

1

carotid artery

1

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

2

floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)

1

you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

1

to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp

1

completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour

1

to hesitate; to waver

1

to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying

1

weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight

1

according to plan; as planned; on target

3

personal combat; one-to-one fight

4

to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away

2

idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely

2

to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)

6

ship's bottom; bilge

3

to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of

1

foreboding

1

(work) performance evaluation; performance review; efficiency rating

1

behaviour; behavior

1

hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)

1

sidelocks; hair at the temples

1

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

1

to be squashed by; to be pinned under

2

(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)

1

Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)

4

gust of wind

1

to blow off

1

spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

1

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

1

tall figure; high stature

1

human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem

1

having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; being unable to change one's course of action; (lit.) (with the) momentum of (a man) riding a tiger

1

rise and fall; ups and downs

2

to have a long life; to live a long time

1

rise; prosperity

1

to blow across

1

summer grass

1

to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

1

implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope

1

fluent; smooth; flowing

1