jpdb beta

minimum; at the very least

2

cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance

3

turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

2

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

1

fate; destiny; lot

1

confrontation; showdown

7

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation

3

such; like that; in that way

4

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood

6

(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

19

challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive

5

precisely because

16

to add (to); to add on; to append

3

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

2

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

2

general mobilization; full mobilization

1

to catch the eye; to attract attention

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

2

pedestrian traffic

3

to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

2

reply; answer

2

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

3

poker face

2

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

6

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

6

incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation

2

answer; solution

1

to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny

5

to use one's head

1

waste of time

1

act; deed; conduct

4

to catch one's attention

2

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

2

public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus

1

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

1

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

10

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

1

uproar; disturbance

8

to be of no importance

1

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

4

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

2

once more; again

4

the three gods of creation; five-grain guardian gods

8

whole nation; whole land; whole country

3

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

3