jpdb beta

wicked; evil

1

selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)

2

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

1

to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)

1

in a choked voice

2

quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

2

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

7

decision; settlement; definition

1

transactions; dealings; business

5

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

a long time ago

2

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

1

to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer

1

concreteness; feasibility

2

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

2

helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret

1

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)

1

elapsed time

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

2

example; precedent; case

2

focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make

1

to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

1

to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with

1

to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve

2

area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line

2

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

3

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

2

hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek

1

all the more; still more

2

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

2

one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)

1

meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

1

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

2

to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

1

to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

2

disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

2

to affect; to impact; to influence

2

reference; allusion

3

to have an interest (in)

6

a push; another effort

1

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

1

devoted; self-sacrificing

1

ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

2

relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

1

therefore; for that reason; such being the case

3

collaborative research

5

so to speak

3

ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

1

hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence

1

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

3