jpdb beta

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

2

father

2

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

1

to dis; to diss; to disrespect

1

tactics; strategy

1

school (e.g. of ikebana)

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

1

fair and square; open and aboveboard

1

coward

1

to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

1

(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

1

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

2

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

1

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

1

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

1

slash; slashing attack

4

to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune

2

overestimation; overvaluing

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

1

great swordsman; master fencer

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)

1

side; flank

1

white

5

reflexive; reflecting

2

shock wave

5

to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up

1

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

hateful; detestable; loathsome

1

rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...

1

positioning; getting a position; taking a position

2

heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva

2

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

3

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

1

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

defeating in an instant; instant kill

1

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

1

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

1

eagerly; earnestly; ardently

1

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

1

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

low voice; whisper

2

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing

1

to encourage; to cheer

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

1