jpdb beta

triumphant air; smugness

1

barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear

1

to be forward; to be impertinent

2

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

employer

3

out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice

3

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

1

threatening words

2

evening; dusk; twilight

2

to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

2

reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

4

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

1

puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

2

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

1

losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard

1

consequently; as a result

2

snow storm; blizzard

5

to throw open; to leave open

5

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

2

necrosis

1

murder; killing; murderer

3

condition; state (of health); appearance

2

stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon

3

reinforcement; strengthening

1

being too late; losing one's final chance

5

unnecessary; unneeded

4

upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth

1

compulsory; obligatory; mandatory

1

playing dead; feigning death; playing possum

1

life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

2

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

1

frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)

1

driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance

3

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

1

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

1

to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

2

to keep a promise; to keep one's word

15

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

2

(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard

1

one side

4

small fire

1

incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

1

cross-examination; retort; asking in return

1

peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

1

to hold fast deep in (one's mouth or other orifice, often used in a sexual context); to bring in a man for sex

1

to be in danger of; to be liable to

1

half-crazed; frantic

3

dusk; nightfall; twilight

1