jpdb beta

sound of a gunshot; report of a gun

5

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

1

spray; splash

7

to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)

2

puppet; marionette

2

with a collapse; with a slump

1

to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

1

until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

2

betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

5

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

3

the staff; inside the department

1

to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess

2

exception

1

months and years

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

4

phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing

7

conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)

1

incontinence

1

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

1

joke; gag

1

at some point in the past; at some stage

1

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

2

interior; inside; internal

1

to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

4

use; utilization; utilisation; application

4

each country; every country; various countries; all countries

1

round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw

1

activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

2

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity

4

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

2

your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

2

to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)

1

to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free

1

calm; composed; cool; quiet

3

back seat (of a car); rear seat

3

nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms

1

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

3

to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

1

nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot

1

one star (rating); evening star; morning star

1

three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

rank; standing

1

dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1