jpdb beta

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

1

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

3

society; the world; the times

4

else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

1

to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)

2

appearance; outward show

1

there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?

1

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

1

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

9

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

(turned out) all right in the end

1

pace; step

1

with a start; with a jump

3

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

7

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

1

before one knows; unnoticed; unawares

1

a posteriori; acquired

1

to be of use as a reference; to be helpful

1

tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle

1

threat; intimidation; menace

1

to crawl towards; to creep up to

1

hind foot; hind-legs

1

flash; brandish

3

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

2

anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary

1

to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up

1

elbow strike (karate)

1

neck (region)

1

absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

8

abstract painting

1

or something

1

colour; color; hue; tints

1

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

1

whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall

3

one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve

2

one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing

1

head-butting; head-butt

1

to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another

1

bowel movement; evacuation; understanding

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

44

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

3

secret society

1

head; chief; boss; leader

1

lucky; fortunate

1

sound of a motor

1

driving force

2

branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

1

branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

3

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1