jpdb beta

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1

reward; prize

1

incompetent; have no merit

2

scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

4

degree of heat; temperature; enthusiasm

1

snow and ice; snow ice; frozen snow

1

high fever; intense heat

4

water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border

1

warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)

5

sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope

3

to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)

1

not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

2

bad influence; negative influence

6

vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge

1

to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page

1

still; as yet; as of old

2

unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

3

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

4

to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)

2

someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water

1

flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming

1

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

1

to find fault with

4

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

1

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

1

deceiving; cheating; fooling

1

eyelid

1

between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves

5

suddenly; with a jerk

2

to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam

1

to lose one's life

5

one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge

1

deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang

1

rioters; mob; insurgents

2

kennel; doghouse

2

big arm; brawny arm

1

impulse; urge; impetus

2

your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

3

hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)

1

valuable article; valuables

1

perpetual snow

1

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

8

accident; emergency; calamity

1

beginning of the world; creation

1

ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation

1

wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

5

snowdrift

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

5

at first; in the beginning; originally

4