jpdb beta

faint smile

1

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

4

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

1

apology

3

feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

3

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

9

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

4

conspiracy; collusion; complicity

1

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

1

reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

1

to accuse somebody; to charge someone

1

to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision

1

to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

1

coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt

2

to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to

1

unknown; unidentified; unspecified

1

attack; assault; attempt; try

2

honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love

1

don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it

1

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

1

to look down on; to condescend

3

to move forward; to move on

2

losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

1

company employee; office worker; white-collar worker

1

marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)

3

I have nothing to do with it

1

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

4

to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout

3

(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

1

envy

2

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

1

to forget to say; to forget to mention

1

antitank gun

1

one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)

1

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

5

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

6

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

2

latest style

2

5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many

1

annual income

1

rather than (do ...)

10

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

6

iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

1

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

1

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

1

(telephone) receiver

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

1