jpdb beta

to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

3

living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)

1

to burst open; to pop; to split

1

to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

2

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

1

cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers

1

in the end; on top of that

1

stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)

2

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring

1

slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)

1

to narrow; to contract

1

lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down

1

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

1

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan

1

upper body

1

focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus

1

to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse

1

to become dim; to become blurred

2

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

1

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

2

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood

1

to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

1

to push (something) against

1

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained

2

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

3

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

2

suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

2

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

1

like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)

1

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)

1

true character; true heart; true spirit

1

this time; now

1

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

2

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)

1

one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth

1

to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)

1

my; our; one's own

1

children; kids

1

broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

1

to carry out one's mission

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