jpdb beta

edge of blade

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

21

assassin; to assassinate

30

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

1

to escape; to run away

10

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

5

opposite direction

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

3

shout; yell; scream

1

shriek; scream

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

2

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

5

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

2

blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

2

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

8

now; come (now); well

2

to bear; to endure

4

quickly; swishing; whooshing

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

3

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

2

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

19

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

3

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

3

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

14

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

10

heart; guts; nerve; central part

9

gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream

2

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

5

consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

7

dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

3

to raise overhead

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

8

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

2

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

2

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

metal

1

water outlet; tap; faucet

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

3

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

5

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

4

to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

1

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

2

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

20

rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date

1