jpdb beta

distance; range

3

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

1

right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

1

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

6

sweeping sideways; mowing down

2

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

6

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

1

posture; stance

2

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

3

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

1

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

to aim at

2

gun point; muzzle

2

to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger

2

kick

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

3

to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

2

good grief

2

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

1

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

2

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

2

wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai

5

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

3

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

1

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

2

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

6

kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

3

warrior; samurai

1

soul; spirit

1

not counting (as anything significant)

1

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

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

1

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

2

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

2

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

1

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

ready with a rifle leveled

1

aim

1

(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

1