jpdb beta

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

3

instinct

1

potato chips; potato crisps

1

to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily

1

inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class

1

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

2

to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison

1

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

2

foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)

1

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

2

to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

2

when; at what point

1

high class; high grade

1

technology; technique; technical

1

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

3

big athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day; field day

1

world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)

4

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

2

spark

1

button (clothing); push-button

1

repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)

1

iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe

1

sacred mountain

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

3

being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

11

one; one

1

vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

2

being tired out

1

decision-making

2

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

memory; ability to remember

1

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

if so; in that case

1

to fire from a job

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

15

fanfare; flourish of trumpets

1

to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

3

turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

2

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

1

loss; going missing

2

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

2

filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate

4

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

2