jpdb beta

(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last

1

whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

7

emphasis-adding particle

1

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

1

problem

1

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

2

fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated

1

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

3

reality; actuality; hard fact

2

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

full name

1

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

4

absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)

1

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)

1

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

1

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

1

several people

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

2

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

3

finishing blow; coup de grâce

2

self-protection

1

black-market channels; illegal channels

1

to obtain; to procure

5

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)

1

burn mark; singe

7

gun point; muzzle

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

4

gunpowder; powder

1

burning; combustion

1

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

1

sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

1

to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

1

gap; space

1

proposal; proposition; suggestion

2

legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense

6

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

2

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

killer; murderer

4

to accept; to receive; to agree

2

costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing

16

spurt of blood (from one's victim)

3

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

3

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

3

(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard

1

sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

8

small; little; tiny

3

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

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