jpdb beta

fire; flame; blaze

4

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

2

lightly; easily; carelessly

2

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

2

quickly

1

to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

2

lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass

1

(rock) crystal; high purity quartz

4

amulet

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

mottled pattern; patchy pattern

1

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

2

spell; charm; incantation; magic word

12

aria; singing; chanting

7

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

1

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

1

worst case

1

to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

2

gun; rifle; small arms

2

bullet; shot; shell

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

in that way; like that

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

2

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

1

half day

1

anti-imperialism

1

financial muscle; economic clout

2

political strength

1

minority group (party); minority

1

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

1

technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities

1

be; is

2

paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

2

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

1

talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow

1

brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark

1

hostility; animosity; enmity

1

to smile

1

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

2

collar; lapels

1

to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)

1

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

1

having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

1

to turn one's back to

1

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

1

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

1

to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up

1