jpdb beta

cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

4

alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do

1

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)

1

to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

1

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

1

to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)

1

skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper

3

tail (animal); tail end; tip

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

1

means; way; measure

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

1

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

4

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

3

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

to have one's name entered (in a list)

2

ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

1

desperation; struggle to the death

1

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

2

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

1

rather than (do ...)

1

to grasp tightly

5

edge of blade

1

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

1

to kick (at someone, something)

1

to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout

1

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

1

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

1

self-consciousness; self-awareness

1

suicide

1

close to the ear

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

1

touch; contact

1

summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square

22

right foot; right leg

1

intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary

1

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

1

left foot; left leg

1

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive

1

to thrust away; to send flying

2

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

1

to break; to smash

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous

1