jpdb beta

tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing

2

initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

1

heart; guts; nerve; central part

2

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

1

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

1

silhouette; dark shadow

4

to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

1

costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing

2

class; heading; group; category

1

drama; play; powerful drug

1

a cut above; one step above

1

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

2

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

2

to hell with; be damned

1

halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently

1

art of sword drawing

2

megalomania

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

1

wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour

1

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

1

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

1

advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

1

to take the initiative

3

complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)

2

once; one time; exclusively; only; alone

1

fixed rule; usual way; usual method

2

first; new

1

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

1

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

1

biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)

1

so much

1

immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

4

time for battle; military secrets; strategy

1

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

2

life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)

1

life-taking sword; sword used to kill

2

martial arts

1

battle array; battle formation; battlefield

1

exception

2

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

1

beckoning

1

every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each

1

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

3

with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly

1

to trample down; to devastate

1

certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance

1

impoliteness

1

price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)

2

roar; howl; yell; bellow

2