jpdb beta

to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

1

wild idea; delusion

3

pulsation; pulsatory motion

1

the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)

3

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

2

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

1

fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

6

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

hunger; starvation

2

loafing; indolent; lazy; hey

2

goodness; good

3

foundation stone; cornerstone

1

to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

2

depravity; corruption; degradation

1

value; worth; merit

18

decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay

2

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

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

4

simply; merely; only; solely

7

decisive; resolute; determined; firm

3

to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained

1

things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required

1

conviction; belief; confidence

11

decision; determination; resolution

7

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

4

duty; obligation

1

to release

2

to come into being; to be born

1

Hesse

1

standing tall; towering; soaring

1

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

3

(not) in the least; (not) at all

2

silhouette; dark shadow

8

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

14

bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness

5

dead leaf; dry leaves

1

to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)

2

concerto

1

interlude; intermezzo

1

to mediate; to intervene

1

to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way

1

double-edged; double-edged blade

3

scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

17

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

1

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

2

shades of night; night scene

1

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

4

right in half

16

to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

1