jpdb beta

class

1

strong person; the strong; the powerful

4

weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person

7

to fight against; to oppose; to face

32

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

11

jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

8

misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)

4

whispering into a person's ear

2

wink

1

outbreak of war; starting a war

2

smokescreen

16

as soon as; right after

3

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

8

glove (esp. sports); globe

2

short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō

3

each; respectively

10

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

8

fierce attack

1

safe; certain

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

15

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

2

agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility

1

steel

8

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

9

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

22

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

3

defensive-only

2

assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter

1

to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

10

target

3

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

6

to lose one's footing; to slip

4

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

8

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

5

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

2

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

7

unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness

6

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

14

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

3

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

3

charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish

1

brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing

13

to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up

1

woman who deceives men

1

sadistic desires; sadistic feelings

1

weeping; lamenting

2

piano wire

7

to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid

1

to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

3