jpdb beta

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

3

but; however; provided that

8

effect; virtue; efficacy; impression

3

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

16

performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu

4

runway (at a fashion show); catwalk; runway (for aircraft)

7

Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

6

ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

8

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)

5

thumb; big toe

8

rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily

13

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

13

to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

2

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)

6

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

1

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

5

whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)

4

to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

2

to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse

12

altimeter

3

dome-shaped

1

indigo blue; indigo

1

purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce

2

to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine

1

gradation; gradation haircut; taper

5

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in

6

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

2

good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing

1

skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery

2

binoculars; field glasses

7

Kira

1

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

23

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible

13

gust (of wind); blast

4

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

6

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

4

probable; likely

2

mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark

4

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

6

ascending and descending; going up and down

12

to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

3

rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

8

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

long and narrow

2

to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

1

area

1

to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)

1

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

4

central part; heart (of a city, etc.)

4