jpdb beta

to attract attention

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

6

to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling

1

to have an interest (in)

1

slowly and quietly; stealthily

2

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

1

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

3

abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky

2

to be able to manage somehow or other

2

using all one's strength; using all one's might

1

with a start; with a jump

1

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

1

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

1

mistake; blunder; slipup

1

to say; to be called; to do

1

teary eyes

1

inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement

1

sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

2

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

training (animals); breaking (animals)

2

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

1

by sheer strength; by brute force

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

2

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

2

safety; security

2

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

2

leaving early

2

you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

1

beheading; decapitation

1

long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)

1

steel

1

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

2

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety

1

to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...

1

soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball

1

hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

1

shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking

1

ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul

1

same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous

3

hey!; oi!; ahoy!

3

each; every

1

source; origin

1

thought to be; seen as

1

discovery; detection; finding

2

step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

1

burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom

1

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1