jpdb beta

story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

4

to tear off; to rip off; to peel off

1

former name for makushita division

3

to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress

1

jigsaw puzzle

1

fragment; scrap; piece; shred

1

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

3

authenticity; credibility

1

to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out

1

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

listening device; bug; wiretap

1

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

1

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

2

intervention

1

release; liberation; acquittal

2

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

1

bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

1

solitude; loneliness; isolation

2

peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity

1

tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed

1

downcast look

1

eyelashes

1

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

1

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

1

abominable; detestable

2

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

3

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

1

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

1

case worker; case officer

5

connection; link; relationship

1

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

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

1

fine thread

1

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

1

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

1

to use and then throw away

1

to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

1

government service; the bureaucracy

1

stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy

1

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

1

vested interests

1

instinct

1

one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

1

inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble

1

profitable plan; good plan

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

hiding; concealment

1

manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining

1