jpdb beta

being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other

1

threat; menace

2

answer; solution

1

stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge

1

pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery

1

board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel

1

to lean over; to lean in

1

diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels

1

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

1

to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death

1

joy; pleasure; delight

1

the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face

1

reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

1

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

3

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

2

exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response

1

vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus

1

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know

1

you (plural)

2

suicide

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

1

baton (of command); order; command; direction

1

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

1

older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

2

sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice

1

(crime of) high treason; (crime of) treason

1

seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture

1

dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief

1

Her Majesty the Queen

1

to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

3

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

to serve; to work for; to attend

1

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

1

(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

1

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

2

to despair of; to see the vanity of

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge

2

revenge; retaliation

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

2

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

1

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

personal grudge; personal enmity

1

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

1

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

2

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

1

(deeply held) resentment

2