jpdb beta

long spear; pike

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

1

master; expert

1

like this; in this way; as you see

1

oof; ough; ulp

1

in the building

2

all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

5

perfect; complete; flawless

1

ability; faculty

1

false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

1

only; merely; but; no more than

4

to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

1

alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion

1

different school (e.g. of ikebana)

1

critical moment; do-or-die situation

1

everything; anything; nothing

1

absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely

1

to have one's hands slip (and drop something)

1

emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)

1

to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition

1

supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory

1

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

1

big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza

2

turmoil; chaos; confusion

1

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

1

job; work; duties; trade; skill

1

hatred

1

top part; surface

1

to get scolded severely

1

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

4

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick

1

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

1

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

2

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

1

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

1

final scene; the end; finale

1

Masashi; Masasi (Tanzania)

1

same; matching; going together

2

briars; thicket; the bush

1

few in number

1

wink

1

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

1

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

1

no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...

1

awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely

1