jpdb beta

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

2

to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)

2

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation

2

crime; offence; offense

1

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

1

suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal

1

academic; scholarly; scientific

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

2

belly-to-back suplex

1

rear; back; behind

1

this and that; one thing or another

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

4

to sidle up to

1

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

bullying; teasing

1

future; distant future

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

1

buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

2

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

2

to boost; to force up; to push up

1

impertinent; impudent; cheeky

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

5

local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator

1

to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order

1

beginning; start; first moxa treatment

1

(army) division

1

tank (military vehicle); chariot

1

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

1

preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

2

defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)

1

lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

1

damn; drats; crap

1

(piece of) rope; ordinary method

1

not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

1

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

5

with a blip; with a beep

1

handling; manipulation

1

round shape; circle; circular form

2

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

7

bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

4

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

1

very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

1

to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

2

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

2

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

1