jpdb beta

blade; braid

1

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard

3

prison; jail; gaol

1

catalyst

1

hooklike; hook-shaped; unciform

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

7

to put up resistance

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

4

to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others

2

nine; 9

3

pore (of the skin)

1

discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion

4

two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple

3

common reed (Phragmites australis)

1

direct connection; direct link

3

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

1

good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

1

to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

2

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

2

straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits

1

to jest; to clown (around)

3

conjecture; surmise

1

tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing

1

gambler; gamester

1

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

9

enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

8

break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

1

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

1

one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)

4

to suffer an embarrassing defeat

1

thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

2

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

4

beyond human understanding

2

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

4

reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

5

to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

1

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

11

phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo

4

telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call

2

to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble

2

rather than (do ...)

3

worry; agony

10

scope; extent; scope (i.e. an optical device); scope (of a name binding)

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

3

to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

1

to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

5

secret; secrecy

4

shameless; shameless person

5

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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