jpdb beta

top; summit; vertex

2

little by little

4

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

7

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

2

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

1

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

2

last resort

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

2

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

1

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

15

to survive; to live long

1

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

2

both arms

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad

1

waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening

1

episode; anecdote; vignette

2

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

1

little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

4

to be charged with a mission

1

self-introduction

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves

4

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

2

much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

1

to make a speech; to address

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

queen; female champion

40

to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

assassination

1

to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

1

wariness

1

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

2

to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back

1

to repair again; to join again

1

move with haste (when you have no doubts)

1

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

1

tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs

2

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

1