jpdb beta

scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting

3

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

4

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

1

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

1

this time; now

5

to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

2

mind and body

1

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

1

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

8

that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

1

to rock; to shake; to swing

2

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

1

to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)

1

in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant

1

tail (of an animal); tail end; tip

2

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

2

to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken

1

to bear; to endure

5

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

2

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

counter for people

2

really; truly; indeed; good grief

8

this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

2

seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection

2

to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify

8

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

1

chance; opportunity

1

grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

1

low voice; whisper

3

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

2

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

tan (colour)

1

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

1

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

1

irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

2

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

2

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

2

to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes

6

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

1

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

1

one third; a third part

1

nothing but; except; no more than

1

bow; bowing

8

divine protection

1

to be matched against (in a sports contest)

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

5