jpdb beta

nothing but; none other than

1

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

2

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

2

you

4

final; eventual; ultimate

4

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

1

pace; step; cadence

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

3

to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

3

beckoning

1

to put an end (to); to close the books (on)

2

support

2

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

2

apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

6

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)

6

plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)

2

middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward

2

rear guard

2

formation

2

to; towards; for

14

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

14

princess

1

classical form of martial art

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

3

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

1

even

1

to be smashed up

2

to surround; to encircle; to enclose

1

enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier

23

bulky; massive; thick; heavy

2

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

4

sharp, glistening sword

2

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

4

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

1

tusk; fang

1

to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

2

to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

1

special; particular; peculiar; unique

1

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

2

things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

3

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

4

beginning; start

1

dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

4

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

2

rush; flood; deluge

3

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

2