jpdb beta

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

2

groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

1

conviction; belief; confidence

4

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

kick

1

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

1

bow; longbow

5

two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)

1

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill

1

three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

1

sculpture; carved statue; graven image

1

rapid-fire

1

bow shape; arc; arch

1

orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course

1

whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn

1

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

4

midday; broad daylight

2

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

1

dead of night; midnight

2

shade of tree; bower

1

sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

1

to jump up to one's feet

1

remaining; left-over; excess

5

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

1

self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

2

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

2

partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink

1

main body (of an army); main force; these troops

1

flight; desertion; escape

2

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

1

foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice

1

admirable; laudable

1

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

1

in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether

1

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

1

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

1

pursuit battle

1

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

2

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

1

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

1

decapitated head of an enemy

2

merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum

2

to ring; to clang

1

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

4

hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)

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