jpdb beta

hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement

2

to use up; to exhaust; to wear out

1

makeshift

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

5

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

5

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

to whine; to make feeble complaints

2

solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering

3

to jostle; to crowd; to haggle

1

protection

2

to wrap up

5

large sword; long sword

5

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

6

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

3

close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny

1

cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable

1

anyone can see that; it's obvious that

3

person who poses a high risk

1

awaken

1

sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice

2

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

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

3

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

2

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

3

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

1

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

4

to improve one's skill

5

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

3

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

5

to come back

5

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

1

for today; for the time being

1

to bear; to shoulder

1

stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

3

anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety

1

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

1

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

4

question mark

2

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

4

scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing

5

to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse

1

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

2

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

4

low temperature

1

major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner

1

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

5