jpdb beta

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

3

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

3

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

1

to put one's life on the line

1

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

2

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

3

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)

3

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

1

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

2

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

6

falsehood and truth; fiction and fact

3

pace

3

personal; inter-personal

1

age; years (old)

1

to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy

1

not until now; never yet

2

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

5

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

good idea

1

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

2

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

4

very; much

1

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

1

(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable

1

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

2

without cause; without reason

1

studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

1

armed struggle

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

4

news

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

yakuza

1

cooperation; collaboration

2

transactions; dealings; business

8

representative; delegate

1

false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

1

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

2

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant

4

beyond one's means or position

1

fire; flame; blaze

8

to throw on the fire; to burn

2

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

2

pitch black

2

charcoal; charred remains

2