jpdb beta

whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

3

delight; great joy

3

to tremble

3

genuine article; real thing; real deal

3

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic

1

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

4

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

3

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

1

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

3

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

9

contrastive

2

to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)

1

to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

1

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

5

the late; the deceased

1

disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen

1

ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

1

what on Earth is this?

4

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

3

goldfish (Carassius auratus)

1

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

1

smile

7

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

2

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

6

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

6

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

1

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

1

ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

2

to happen to meet; to come across

2

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

3

to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death

1

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

17

throw; throwing; throwing event

3

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

2

hair's breadth

1

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

1

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

1

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

3

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

3

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

1

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

2

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

7

youth; young man

8

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

1