jpdb beta

doing one's duty

3

desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

2

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

3

opinion; point of view

4

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

4

catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water

2

mwahahaha (evil laughter)

6

state secrets; secrets of the state

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

6

or; otherwise

6

best; vest

2

one month

6

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

4

to refuse; to decline; to deny

2

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

16

yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday

4

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

17

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

2

birthmark; nevus; bruise

3

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

7

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

2

strongest

6

to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

1

impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

1

tough

3

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

6

heat up

2

fighting spirit

1

decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss

1

act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy

2

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

5

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

4

time of emergency; (in an) emergency

1

bad habit; bad habits

2

solution; way out

1

the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

4

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

4

the lowest (of its kind); the poorest

1

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

2

the wisdom of Manjushri

2

absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

3

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

5

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

8

last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

4

having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone

2

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

2

division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing

1

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

5