jpdb beta

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

6

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

strategy meeting; council of war

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

skirt

3

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

1

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

2

trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

1

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

2

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

4

imagination; supposition; guess

1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

only; merely; but; no more than

3

prospects of victory; chances of success

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

2

excuse; pretext

1

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

3

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

7

mere; only; just; slight

1

with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

1

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

1

to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

1

even if; even though; however; no matter how

1

strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

2

to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

2

to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)

1

to be conceited

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

6

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

2

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

3

in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

1

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

2

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

person who has great confidence (faith) in himself

1

menial; meanness; servility; abject

1

one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success

1

commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner

1

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

1

maximum; extreme; utmost

1

obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person

2

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

2