jpdb beta

suffocation; choking; asphyxia

2

declaration; proclamation; announcement

2

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

one's frame of mind; way one looks at things

1

literally; to the letter; literal

1

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

2

nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

1

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

1

rapid (e.g. progress)

1

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

5

outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)

1

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

2

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

3

from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...

1

diver propulsion vehicle; DPV; underwater scooter

1

dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)

1

orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)

1

three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; three-pronged fork; trident

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

1

lance; harpoon

4

merman; half man-half fish

10

unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

1

misjudgement; misjudgment; mistake in vision

1

illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

1

end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

1

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

1

to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

1

as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction

1

to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

1

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

1

checkmate; mate

1

to increase; to multiply

1

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

2

gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse

1

bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom

1

to stab to death

1

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

1

selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage

1

to understand from experience

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

3

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

1

bank; coast; shore

3

to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)

1

to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)

1

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

sudden drop; precipitous slope

1

tiredness; fatigue

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

1

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

1