jpdb beta

escape; getaway; evasion

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

2

closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement

1

piercingly

2

raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season

1

first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only

3

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

1

holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)

1

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

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

1

to stab to death

1

complexion; colour; color; blood red

1

thick; meaty; fleshy

1

China; Chinese food

1

to hold one's breath

1

being concerned about or mindful of

2

skeleton

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

1

skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)

2

to spring at; to leap upon

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

8

hand used like a sword in striking

6

underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

2

bipartite; in two parts; double

1

sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

3

to knock down; to defeat

1

rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

1

split among friends; falling out; internal discord

1

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

2

supremacism

2

survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat

1

eye socket; orbit

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

7

pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling

1

(deeply held) resentment

2

great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy

1

bitter enemy

2

response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

2

lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily

1

late at night

1

being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

3

big talk; braggadocio

1

(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice

1

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

1

in proportion to; just as much as

1

slice

1

gradually; slowly but steadily

5

underground space; subterranean space; subterranea

1