jpdb beta

expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

2

creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare

1

to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts

1

with a creak; creakily

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

5

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

3

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

1

pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment

1

to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger

1

lucky; fortunate

2

you; I; me; oneself

2

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

7

to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

1

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

10

to order; to command; to appoint

1

annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out

1

this time; now

21

weakening

1

sortie; sally; attack

1

up until now; as recently as the present

1

family

10

revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth

1

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

9

hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip

1

pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered

3

piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)

1

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

1

to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

2

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

3

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

4

cheek (of the face)

5

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

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1

not caring; not giving a damn

4

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails

1

to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

3

to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

2

conduct; behavior; behaviour

1

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

1

gun point; muzzle

2

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

5