jpdb beta

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

6

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

unqualified; without qualifications

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation

1

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

supreme; sublime; highest

1

if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose

1

one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

1

saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension

3

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

1

several steps

3

so far as

2

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

2

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

4

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

2

pit (esp. of a mine)

16

to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

2

trap

1

at the last moment; this late in the game

2

mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)

1

above and below

1

quarrel; dispute

1

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

1

samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight

1

to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

4

gunpowder; powder

1

destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

1

purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

4

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

3

full view; plain sight; completely visible

1

tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm

5

(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

1

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

1

to dance; to perform dance steps

1

one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

1

forward-bent posture

1

new record (in sports, etc.)

1

(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events

1

player (of a sport); athlete; team member

5

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

2

vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit

2

guardian deity

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

7

to be pleased; to be in a good mood

1

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

4

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

1

huh!; oh; wow; I see

1