jpdb beta

hair's breadth

2

companion; company

1

to say; to tell; to state; to do

1

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

patience; endurance

1

peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

1

thigh; femoral

1

receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

1

interruption; suspension; break

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

2

to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet

1

to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

1

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

1

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

upper half of the body; upper body

1

parting in tears; tearful parting; coming to grief; having to take a different tack; going separate ways

1

go on!; right!; here goes!

1

guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)

1

kick

1

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

1

to succeed; to bear fruit

1

you (plural)

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

1

life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

1

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

1

women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono

1

warning; advice

1

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

1

cocoon

1

mantle; cloak; manteau

5

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

1

ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

1

to wait impatiently for

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

no matter how much time passes

1

circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

3

half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

1

hysterical; hysteric

1

wicked tongue; abusive language

1

gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme

1

to not believe one's ears

1

to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1