jpdb beta

judicial precedent; leading case; prior case

1

dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon

2

persuasion

2

at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow

1

to stop walking; to pause

2

to return; to come back

5

bloodshed; (lit.) rain of blood

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

black lustre; black luster

1

walking like a crab

1

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

1

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

1

to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open

1

below cost (e.g. sales)

1

door; doorway

1

to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

2

long and large; tall and large; grand; huge

1

madness; insanity

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to

3

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

1

to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound

1

ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

2

to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed

1

between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate

1

head-on collision

1

having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still

1

to explain the situation

1

bullet; round; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy); hitman

1

existence; being; life; survival

1

unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite

1

countdown

1

curse; malediction; hex

1

holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

job hunting; job searching

2

fresher; freshman; newly hired career-track company employee

1

navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator

1

serialization; serialisation; serial story

1

(written) proposal

2

new employee; freshman employee; new hire

6

first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant

3

job hunting; job searching

1

student (esp. a university student)

3

faculty (of a university); school; college; department

1

graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional

1

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

2

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1