jpdb beta

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out

3

imitation; sham; -like

2

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

1

to kill; to beat to death

1

slave; servant; slavery

4

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

shut up!; be quiet!

1

be; is

4

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

3

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

huge; big; enormous

10

ambition; aspiration

1

human figure; human form

3

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

2

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

4

in its entirety; whole; wholly

4

in addition

1

everybody; every last one of them; all

1

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

1

to dream (of)

1

to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get

7

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

2

rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing

3

we; us; I; me

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

13

first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

1

voyage; passage; travelling

2

cost; expense

6

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

7

governor; leader; ruler

1

adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone

1

oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

1

lady; nobleman's wife

1

claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)

1

conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit

2

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

1

(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

2

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

3

racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless

1

to save up (money)

2

money

16

government; administration; ministry

2

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

6

evidence; proof

5

backroom deal

1