jpdb beta

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

5

gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam

1

loud laughter

2

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

1

slave; servant; slavery

12

(animal) collar; necklace; choker

5

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

1

ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

this much; this amount

1

with a thud

2

excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

2

children

1

showy; ostentatious

2

to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)

1

leaving everything up to someone else

1

uh-oh; oops; sorry

1

free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank

2

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

8

scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

10

(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection

1

dagger

11

edged tool; cutlery

3

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

6

hey; say; look

9

to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force

5

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

reason; cause; history; origin

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

4

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

1

law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma

1

to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

3

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

6

threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

3

gold coin

11

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

7

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

13

pricing; (price) positioning

1

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

1

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

1

value; worth; merit

3

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

2

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

2

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

3

ouch!

1

violent emotion; passion; fury

1

to shout (in anger); to yell

2

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1