jpdb beta

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

4

threat; intimidation; menace

1

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

4

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit

4

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

3

tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

1

iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast

4

tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

1

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

3

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

2

thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

14

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

1

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

3

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

1

sweeping sideways; mowing down

2

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

9

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

1

rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

1

escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis

2

dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization

1

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

2

story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

1

comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

4

heavy loss

2

informal; unofficial

2

formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious

1

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

casual speech; peer language; informal language

1

father

2

older sister; elder sister

2

being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank

1

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

4

just like; the same as; no different than

1

to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight

13

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

4

to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

2

to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)

1

first day (e.g. at work, school); day one

2

decision of a contest; finals

19

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

2

it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

2

substitution; replacement; shifting; change

1

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

2

popular person; favorite; favourite

1

nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable

1

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1