jpdb beta

Gatling gun

1

bird catcher; bird handler (oft. chicken); bird catching; bird handling (oft. chicken)

1

Millions

1

Wednesday

3

common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)

1

very important person; VIP

1

secretary; councillor; councilor

1

stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller

1

string

1

cat-and-mouse (race); lead changing hands many times

1

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

1

pel

5

rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)

1

crocodile

11

spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)

1

pirate king

1

safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly

1

smoky

1

probationer

1

wheat straw; barley straw

7

down to earth; reasonable

1

clutch

1

falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)

2

falcon; Falcon (missile)

1

locking technique in judo

1

eight

1

Bibi

15

jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)

1

exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

1

relish; gusto; appreciation

1

utopia

5

solid (body)

1

scaffold; gallows

1

out of the question; unthinkable; impossible

1

master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)

1

to talk nonsense

1

slow; slow motion

1

living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

1

to be nearing death; to be dying

1

executive vice-president

1

to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly

1

collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street

1

main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour

2

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

1

stray dog; ownerless dog

1

assist; assistance

1

all parts; various parts; every department

1

high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous

1

national treasure

1

very important person; VIP

8