jpdb beta

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

2

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

42

pressure; force

2

rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

4

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

1

these guys; these fellows

8

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

6

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

1

I; me

30

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

1

neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)

1

to get irritated

2

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

6

young girl; lass; adolescent female

18

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

pair

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

3

reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol

1

to breathe out; to exhale

5

disregarding; ignoring

11

tooth

1

affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

7

we; us; I; me

7

to subsist; to keep on living

4

in person; personally; directly

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

3

I see; that's right; indeed

8

(theatrical) fighting scene

2

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

2

without cause; without reason

1

to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

proper; respectable; decent; honest

1

proposal; proposition; suggestion

4

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

8

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.)

4

rejection; dismissal

1

physical strength; muscle strength

13

to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

1

peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

1

to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy

1

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

4

bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat

2

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

5

intimidation; threat; bluster

1

squashed; crushed

1

melon; gourd

1

to smash up; to defeat crushingly

3