jpdb beta

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

1

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

8

turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)

1

countless; incalculable

2

to settle (a dispute)

8

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

4

foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land

1

to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

3

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

3

to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve

1

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

4

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

2

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

1

it is not everything to ...

1

military affairs

5

to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)

1

to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

2

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

3

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

1

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

1

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

8

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

12

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

4

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

6

if this is not the case

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

3

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

2

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

8

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

4

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

1

course of action

1

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

2

planet; dark horse

9

grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

6

universe; cosmos; space

9

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

5

tail (animal); tail end; tip

3

branch office; branch store

1

to need; to call for; to require

3

beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf

1

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

4

spaceport

97

urgent business; pressing need; imperative

1

chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

9

(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

1

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

5

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

1

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

3