jpdb beta

fatal wound

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

2

either way; in any case; one way or another

2

arbitration; intercession; mediation

2

emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU

1

before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

2

murder; killing; murderer

2

flying bird; soaring bird

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

3

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

34

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

3

to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power

1

(a) life; (a) command

1

how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...

3

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

11

completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered

3

near; close by; within reach; familiar

1

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

5

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

3

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

4

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

41

splash; plop

1

to pour on

1

to pull down

1

to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock

1

hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone

3

weight

2

ten; 10; ten years of age

26

four

12

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

8

lightly; easily; carelessly

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

8

prostration

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

26

to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side

4

back (of body)

4

stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)

7

gasping for breath; at one's last gasp; breathing feebly; on the brink of death; more dead than alive

2

unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place

1

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

18

both hands; both arms; ten

2

both feet; both legs

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

2

papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw

1

Rokuzou

1

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

3

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

2

waste of time; killing time

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

4