jpdb beta

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

26

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot

259

researcher; lab worker

2

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

10

paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity

8

to freeze; to refrigerate

1

failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb

7

antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times

4

to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register

1

puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute

31

container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

2

that is to say; so that means

3

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

15

assassin

1

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

19

grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments

2

throwaway; disposable; single-use

1

to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)

3

very short distance

3

mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species

1

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing

3

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

1

birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world

1

parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

23

few in number

2

to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall

2

magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

4

that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

44

practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic

1

how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly

8

rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession

2

way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation

5

to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through

2

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

2

type 1; category 1; first class

2

absence due to illness; sick leave

1

to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

7

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

17

reporter

11

live coverage; on-the-spot telecast

1

ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate

1

videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme

1

completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)

30

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

7

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

3