jpdb beta

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

5

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

17

by sheer strength; by brute force

3

to shake off

6

persuasion

11

having no idea; having no clue

1

letter of introduction

4

(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele

1

to give directions; to issue instructions

6

to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

1

certainty

1

constructive

2

to knock down; to defeat

9

to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

2

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

2

arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

2

well known; well connected

1

to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange

2

gentleman

2

person who poses a high risk

1

one's physical safety; personal security

2

variation

2

bodyguard

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

6

property; fortune; assets

2

to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into

5

Kevin

6

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

3

by all means; by all costs

2

to obtain; to procure

5

scarcity; rarity

1

network

2

intelligence agency

3

end; tip; extremities; terminal

4

hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength

2

black hair; black-haired horse

3

female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife

2

to pair with; to pair up; to pair off

1

first childbirth

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

4

suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday

6

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

4

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

9

twitching

1

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

5

plate (often as in "tectonic plate")

2

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

17

(animal) collar; necklace; choker

2

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

2