jpdb beta

belief; faith; conviction

27

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

9

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

5

reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

1

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

5

to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste

9

double suicide; lovers' suicide

3

guess; conjecture; supposition; inference

2

black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

7

agate

1

months and years

1

haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

1

immediate reply

2

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

2

respect; esteem; regard

5

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

blank space; margin; blank canvas

1

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

4

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

5

with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill

3

charming; fascinating; attractive

5

same meaning; synonymy

1

condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)

4

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

3

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

7

to obtain; to procure

4

convenient

6

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

3

to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

20

to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

3

all you have to do is; just; that's all

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

4

to glare at each other; to confront each other

1

if I (we, etc.) could

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

3

extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant

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

cooking ability

1

provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

2

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

8

chance; opportunity

10

collapse; downfall

1

(apportioning) in small amounts

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

6

excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

2

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

3

several times; once or twice

2

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping

3