jpdb beta

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

9

selection; choice; option

4

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

8

you; my dear; hey

5

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

2

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

11

kitten; small cat

2

how long; how much; to what extent

2

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

1

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

20

lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine

1

to fear; to be afraid of

2

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

112

hey there; I say; see here

1

suffix for familiar person

3

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

27

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

11

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

2

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

initiative

1

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

14

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

6

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

12

putting into operation; invocation

6

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

2

to put one's strength into

2

moment; second; instant

4

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

13

to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

2

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

11

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

16

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

1

grip (of hand); grip strength

4

both hands; both arms; ten

13

finger; toe; digit

14

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

4

(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

4

to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

23

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

3

to make an enemy (of); to antagonize

1

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

1

it seems that; as if

1

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

1

that; those; the

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