jpdb beta

rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason

2

theft; robbery

1

suspicion

1

master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)

1

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

3

regulation; control

1

sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting

2

amphibious

2

true seal (animal); earless seal

1

rebel; traitor

1

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

1

peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

1

wholesale arrest; round-up

1

to go underground; to go into hiding

1

to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape

5

working exclusively for; working full-time (for)

1

cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up

1

to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look

1

where to?; whither?

3

thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

1

to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth

1

to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life

1

to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up

1

Sea of Japan

1

high waves; heavy seas

1

cruise; cruising

1

escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)

3

to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits

1

protective wall; bulwark

1

to become calm; to die down

4

(boat) pilot

1

along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

1

amusement park

9

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot

8

watery grave (metaphor)

2

centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

1

floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)

20

chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board

1

employee; employment

1

to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

2

wet through; drenched

3

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

2

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

6

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

salty (taste); briny

1

to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

3

to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire

3

lamp

3

to rip out (and take); to tear out

1