jpdb beta

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

2

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

1

holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own

2

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

5

sphere of influence

1

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

7

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

4

pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation

3

open-mouthed

2

rare; seldom

6

to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus

6

full of; brimming with

1

prestige; dignity

1

viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side

1

to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest

1

straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

1

in haste

1

closing; closure; shutdown; lockout

2

to accompany; to go with; to go together

1

thumbnail

1

to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

2

to beat to death; to kill

2

waste of time; killing time

1

to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for

1

what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

1

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

1

to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble

1

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

1

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

1

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart

1

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

1

cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation

1

forever; in perpetuity

1

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

1

plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

1

to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

4

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

2

unable to...; cannot ...

1

thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder

10

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

1

to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

1

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

1

dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky

1

locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

inferiority

1

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

5

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

5

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

1

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

1