jpdb beta

blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist

2

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

4

even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner

11

irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

3

sense of duty (obligation)

1

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

3

prevention; protection (against); precaution

4

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

4

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

1

once more; again

8

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

2

passage; fare; shipping charges

1

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)

4

how; in what way; how about

5

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

5

mechanical

2

tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

1

very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

14

to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away

5

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

4

money in one's possession

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

1

to sniff; to smell

2

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

1

realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

3

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

6

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

4

to occur; to happen

11

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

4

fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part

2

musical

1

highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging

2

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

7

mandolin

2

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

3

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

5

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

1

one boat; one ship

1

impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous

4

grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

2

wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking

1

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

1

Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems

1

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

6

to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)

3

to throw into

3