jpdb beta

to do for (the sake of someone else)

3

what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?

2

complicity

2

suspicion; charge

2

in this case

1

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

1

to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust

1

resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)

2

to bend; to warp; to lose heart

1

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

2

spearhead

1

allophone; strange noise

2

tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

1

train; electric train

1

to run through; to run past

1

eardrum; tympanic membrane

1

metallic sound; metallic clank

2

bisection

1

repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

1

to jump up and down; to hop

2

swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

2

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

2

bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off

2

to burst open; to pop; to split

2

explosive; blasting powder

1

mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

2

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

5

to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay

1

curve; bend; crook

1

edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)

14

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

1

violent explosion; bursting

1

ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility

1

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

1

wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

5

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

3

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

1

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

1

irritating; frustrating

2

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

2

to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter

1

slash; slashing attack

3

to fire into; to shoot into

1

ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

3

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

6

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

4