jpdb beta

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

6

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

1

evasion; avoidance

5

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

2

(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch

1

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

1

slime

8

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

1

upper

2

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

thrusting technique

1

response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

2

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

3

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

bounce; bound

1

flabby; limp; soft and pliable

1

landing

1

hair's breadth

2

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

2

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

6

four (long cylindrical things)

1

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

1

wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

4

to differ; to vary; to disagree

1

Felidae (family comprising the cats)

1

animal

1

suddenly; all of a sudden

1

to lose sight of; to miss

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

to jump up and down; to hop

1

Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

1

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

2

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

1

kick

2

phenomenon

1

to blow off; to be blown off

2

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)

6

swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1

body fluids

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)

1

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

2

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

1

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

1

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

1

sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

2

semicircular canals

1