jpdb beta

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

10

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

2

peaceful; quiet; uneventful

1

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

2

expression; look; countenance; face

4

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

6

to cast down one's eyes

1

sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

4

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

2

wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

3

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

3

jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

4

untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative

1

to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by

1

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

3

because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

12

vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

3

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

11

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

14

to increase; to add to; to augment

8

in person; personally; directly

2

to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

4

general; popular; common; typical

4

to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)

1

to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal

1

cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness

1

whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity

3

magic sword; cursed sword

6

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

6

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

2

to cross swords (with)

2

to concern; to be related

5

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

16

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

1

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

6

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

9

plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal

3

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

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

8

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

3

likability; favorability; popularity

2

highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side

1

to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

3

to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

2

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

4

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

9

giving something a try because it will not do any harm

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

11

pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

1