jpdb beta

unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision

9

lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

6

pre-

5

editor-in-chief

3

readership; target audience (of a magazine)

1

purchasers; customer base; market (for a product)

1

broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television

1

televising; broadcasting; airing

4

infotainment television program; information program; program of announcements

1

Animax

1

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

2

de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-

1

passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary

1

to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

2

Misaka

2

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

1

iron sand; magnetite sand

2

cylinder or rod-shaped

1

sword; dagger; knife; bayonet

1

diverse; varied

2

dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion

3

getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

1

to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly

2

to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle

1

to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)

1

body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

1

strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance

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

to use up; to squander

7

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

1

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

2

zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

1

bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke

1

cut; notch; raid; attack

1

beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms

1

long press (of a button)

1

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

1

degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance

2

in perfect form; going swimmingly

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

1

young person

1

immature; childish

4

spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating

1

to try all possible means

1

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

2

vending machine

2

to kick hard

1

self; oneself

6