jpdb beta

hostage

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

1

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

1

cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end

1

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

1

we

3

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

1

to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

1

material; substance; matter

3

(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied

2

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

3

arms; weapon; ordnance

3

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

1

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

1

about this time

1

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

1

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

4

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

1

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

1

scaffold; gallows

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

long distance; long haul

1

gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

1

target

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1

firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

2

training; drill; practice; discipline

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

9

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

1

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

1

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

2

within; inside of; less than

2

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

2

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

1

not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

1

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

1

I; me

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven

1