jpdb beta

business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

1

to ponder; to brood

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

2

tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking

2

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

1

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

1

pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone

1

as much as one can; as much as possible

2

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

2

could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of

1

abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance

1

indicates emphasis

1

go home; get out

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

by sheer strength; by brute force

2

excuse; explanation

2

hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!

1

synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program

1

to become fully formed; to take proper shape

1

to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight

2

ready (to do); willing

1

OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary

2

finger; toe; digit

6

OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary

1

(brute) force; using all one's might

1

acting; performance

2

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

1

(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)

5

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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

3

to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

1

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

8

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

2

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

to intend; to be sure that

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

1

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

3

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

2

even though things may appear this way

1

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger

3