jpdb beta

no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt

1

to count; to include in the number

1

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

7

to grasp tightly

1

to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed

3

to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

1

engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson

6

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

1

progress; advance; improvement; development

2

personal feelings; self-interest

2

icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait

1

fate; destiny; lot

4

reputation; respectability

1

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

1

long and narrow

1

finger; toe; digit

2

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

2

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

1

determination; decision

1

all right; very well; okay; I got it

1

ammunition; ammo

3

box-shaped; box-type; boxy

3

pedestal

1

in a row; in a line

1

bet; wager; stake; gamble

1

delight; great joy

1

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

3

overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

3

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

1

civil war

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

keystone

2

to build; to construct

1

long (time); longstanding; for a long time

4

defense; defence; fielding

4

devastating; catastrophic; crushing

2

guards

2

to shine

1

row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)

2

with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)

1

to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out

3

demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour

1

to whine; to make feeble complaints

1

top floor

1

garrison

2

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

2

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

2

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

3