jpdb beta

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

blow; hit; stroke

3

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

2

end of life; death; annihilation

2

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

1

case; situation

5

killing; murder

3

simply put; putting it simply; in short

2

mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box

3

quick work; (clever) feat

4

apologetic

2

say; well; um; er

1

(once) again

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

4

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

2

modern crossbow; bow gun

1

sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison

1

even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless

1

both

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

3

inside; interior; inner part

1

gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)

1

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

1

clearly; distinctly; vividly

1

one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

1

slash; slashing attack

1

power; might; authority; influence

1

powerful; strong

1

blow; shock; strike; batting

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

2

to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break

1

confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself

1

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

1

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

2

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

3

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

1

insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

1

smooth

1

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

3

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

1

to change direction

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

3

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

1

climbing rope (for mountaineering)

13

capricious; moody; whimsical

2

great haste; mad rush

2

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

2

rope

4