jpdb beta

tremor; fluctuation

1

sincere; earnest; serious

1

practical use; utility

1

source; origin

1

mutual understanding

1

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

1

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

flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank

1

embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

1

fist

2

fist fight

1

to fight; to exchange blows

1

youth; springtime of life; adolescent

1

meanwhile; in the meantime

1

place of destination

1

son

1

rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

1

wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face

6

a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

2

other side; opposite side; other party

2

cheap

1

open sesame

1

hammer

1

pickaxe

1

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

6

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

1

hegemony; leadership; initiative

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

1

softly; mildly; gently; politely

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

1

violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

2

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

1

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

1

secret; secrecy

1

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

2

topping

1

cloud of dust (sand, etc.)

2

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

1

sand; grit

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

hypnotism

2

strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)

1

boasting of one's strength

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

5

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

16

what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

1