jpdb beta

end of life; death; annihilation

2

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

6

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

2

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

2

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

6

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

1

forestall

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

4

subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)

2

to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

6

to talk; to chat; to chatter

7

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

5

hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

1

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

3

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)

2

cold sweat

3

companion; company; tritagonist

1

three people

7

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

12

plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

5

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

1

to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

2

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

4

as expected (positive events); as hoped for

2

to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance

2

the very best; excellent; superb

1

great haste; mad rush

1

approval; endorsement

2

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

11

lack of understanding; lack of sympathy

3

conversation

11

way; method; means; resource; course

3

fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

1

disturbance; perturbation; derangement

4

double agent

1

spy

8

(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

6

company secret; industrial secret; trade secret

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

4

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

2

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

6

stock-still; motionless; frozen in place

3

to open one's eyes wide

13

halting (speech); faltering; stammering

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

5

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1