jpdb beta

until now; so far; up to the present

8

person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

6

tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces

1

just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

2

until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

1

to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

5

iron (content)

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

1

each; every

4

to rebuild; to reconstruct

1

should; must; -able; probably; likely

4

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

9

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

4

mistake; error; blunder

5

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

1

or; or else

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

1

large-scale

2

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

2

just a minute; small quantity

3

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

3

doing one's duty

1

had better ...; had better not ...

5

employer

1

good person; virtuous person

1

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

(one's) life

3

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

5

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

2

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

path of retreat

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

2

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

3

dilemma; predicament

1

if I (we, etc.) could

2

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

5

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

2

preservation; retainment; keeping

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

1