jpdb beta

to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

3

hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching

1

to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

2

boastful speech; bragging

1

declaration of war; proclamation of war

4

stale; hackneyed; clichéd

1

the war generation; those who grew up during WWII (in Japan)

1

dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé

1

whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

1

seeing; looking at

2

to pause; to have a short intermission

1

to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down

1

killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time

2

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry

1

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

once in a lifetime; once in one's life

1

seeming very ...; just like ...

1

to speak brazenly; to never shut up

1

fee; charge; fare

1

to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

2

sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy

1

tricking someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)

1

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

5

to leave (a mark, trace, etc.); to print; to stamp; (arch.) to be a sign of; (arch.) to be an omen for

1

to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

1

tiny; little; wee

1

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

1

talking about memories; reminiscences

1

in that way; like that; that way

1

angry face (countenance)

1

quietly; soundlessly

1

electrically heated carpet

1

abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)

1

return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

1

lending and borrowing

1

to straighten up; to sit upright

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

2

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

2

god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

2

Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

1

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone

1

to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish

1