jpdb beta

before now; hitherto

4

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

2

interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue

6

bonbon

1

languid; listless

2

heir; inheritor; successor

1

to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

4

resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)

1

to kiss

1

blinking (in surprise)

1

to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of

1

strong person; the strong; the powerful

2

(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive

1

to be discouraged; to shrink from

1

assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

2

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

6

to make one's own; to take possession of

1

note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work

1

strategy; artifice

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee

6

a long time ago

1

to cross one's mind; to be reminded

1

10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million

1

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

1

governor; leader; ruler

2

sigh

5

high speed

1

overhasty; rash; premature

2

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

1

aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

to stagger; to stumble

1

banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

2

prince consort

1

your Highness; his Highness; her Highness

2

ringing; sound

1

always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)

1

end; close

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

3

several times; several degrees

3

shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears

1

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

7

salty-sweet

1

Edo-period unit of gold coinage; golden eyes (of a cat, etc.); splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)

1

vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce

1

family-oriented; familial

2

without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately

2

cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together

1