jpdb beta

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

2

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

1

general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

1

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

2

mum; mom; mummy; the missus

1

sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

1

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly

2

to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint

1

mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly

1

namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)

2

to let one's guard down

1

cause; origin; source

1

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

2

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

1

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

1

red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

1

uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)

2

to trust; to relax one's guard (around)

1

bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

2

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

this world; this life; this generation; present day

1

(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

2

again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again

1

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

1

weed

6

to become completely chilled

2

talk about divorce or separation

1

dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened

1

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

1

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

2

pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls

1

knee strike; kneeing

1

elbow; elbow (piping)

1

carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggybacking; (arch.) last; (arch.) end

1

three-stranded

1

combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)

1

to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

1

to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

2

very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented

1

great laughter; burst of laughter

1

formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

3

lying face down; upside down; prone

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

2

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

1

to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult

1