jpdb beta

(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

2

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

3

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

2

fierce attack

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

14

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

1

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

10

it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...

11

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

1

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

3

soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

3

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)

1

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

9

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

snake; serpent; large snake

2

licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)

1

absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

1

technique; art; skill; move

17

many; numerous; various; large number of

3

to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head

1

level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level

3

even assuming that ...; even granted that ...

1

defeating in an instant; instant kill

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

1

another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

12

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

6

pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg

4

to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

6

changing clothes; change of clothes

1

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

1

fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)

1

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

1

timing

1

dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

3

tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people

1

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

1

smoke; fumes

2

smile

6

to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely

1

inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)

2

fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

2

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

6

direct hit

5

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

2

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

4