jpdb beta

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

2

a little bit; a little while

1

senility; dotage; decrepitude

1

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

1

brain; brains; mind

1

clapper

1

trauma (usu. psychological)

1

trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery

1

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

1

to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize

2

to weaken

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

foolish; stupid; silly

2

to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia

2

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

1

unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

1

spore

7

to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing

1

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

1

practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)

1

long time; many years

1

wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

1

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

2

to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

3

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

1

living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva

4

cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air

2

(with a) start; fright; alarm

2

to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)

1

far sight and deep design

1

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

1

event; phenomenon; matter

5

to weaken

5

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)

1

empty; vacant; hollow

1

to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer

1

cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made

1

container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

1

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

2

in the end; on top of that

1

(a) life; (a) command

1

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

1

society; the world; the times

1

a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)

2

trial; test

1

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

1