jpdb beta

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

2

to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

6

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

1

spark

4

coarse; crude; inferior

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly

2

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

3

radio calisthenics

2

telecommunications; correspondence

1

to work diligently

3

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

2

extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed

5

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

2

to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle

1

to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

2

I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves

8

it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...

3

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

9

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce

2

if so; in that case; in that situation

4

totally willing; fully motivated

1

hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat

1

new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer

1

chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

4

to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

1

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

2

to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin

1

to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)

1

birthmark; nevus; bruise

1

narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness

2

boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

2

size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months

2

ten-odd; a dozen or so

2

affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

2

hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

1

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

1

stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils

1

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

2

(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life

3

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

2

elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

2

surrounding at a distance

1

quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient

2

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

1

at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else

2

steering a ship; controlling; maneuvering; piloting

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

1

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

1