jpdb beta

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

2

thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end

1

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

1

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

8

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

5

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

2

property; fortune; assets

1

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

2

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

3

should do; ought to do

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1

delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner

1

a bit more; a bit longer

1

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

1

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

6

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

1

translation; version (e.g. "English version")

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

3

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

further; above; anymore

2

military gains; war results; fruit of battle

1

sortie; sally; attack

4

party; set; gang; company; person

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

1

not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

1

to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

4

completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)

3

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

2

defense; defence; protection

4

network

2

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

9

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

1

to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude

1

to crowd together

1

one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

1

reason; cause; circumstances

10

to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit

1

as soon as; right after

3

ostentation; display

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

2

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

3

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

1

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1