jpdb beta

faltering; hesitation

2

medical treatment (esp. surgical)

1

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

1

principal offence; principal offense; principal offender

1

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

1

(political) power; authority; influence

1

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

1

load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility

1

outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something

1

load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

1

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

1

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

3

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

1

severe; fierce; stern

1

to improve one's skill

1

to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

1

reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

2

staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk

1

to come back

1

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

1

to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

2

for today; for the time being

1

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

to bear; to shoulder

1

stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

1

anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety

1

both eyes

2

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion

2

exceedingly; very

2

question mark

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

1

to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

1

encroachment; erosion; corrosion

1

to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

2

imprisonment

1

protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet

4

scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing

3

to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse

1

to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of

1

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

2

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

1

low temperature

1

back (of a chair)

2

major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner

1