jpdb beta

to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to

4

wrist

1

oh!; ah!; oh no

16

if not ...; unless ...

2

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

3

rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

2

that sort of; that kind of; that (over there); like that; in that way; so

1

to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

7

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

12

rage; fury; exasperation; indignation

4

downcast look

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

2

to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

2

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

2

meaning; called; named; that says; that

5

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

3

to suspect

2

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

2

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

4

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

10

(creating) a cover-up

1

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

5

unnecessary; unneeded

1

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

1

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

2

to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain

1

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

2

if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...

2

to kill; to beat to death

4

with a start; with a jump

2

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

1

(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

4

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

7

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

4

eavesdropping; tapping

1

to arrest the culprit

1

to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up

3

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

8

to press a question; to cross-examine

3

striking with the back of the sword

1

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

1

to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)

1

to become bright; to become clear

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

8

three people

29

dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug

1

to discuss; to talk together

6