jpdb beta

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

3

forest; shrine grove

3

obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check

1

(very) beginning; start

1

sincere; earnest; serious

1

same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity

1

to rack one's brains

1

extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)

1

to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist

1

hesitation; indecision

2

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

6

to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift

2

being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

2

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)

11

grandpa; granddad

12

extremely; greatly; truly; really; (not) that much; (not) really

1

unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO

18

Pacific War (1941-1945)

1

US military; United States Armed Forces

1

in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean

3

all over Japan

1

to hear of; to learn of

1

removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)

6

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

2

hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek

2

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

3

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top

3

(in) one's own way

2

people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People

1

damage; injury; loss

1

municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body

1

owner

1

actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

2

loss of a (legal) case

1

to look stern

1

had better do so

1

liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of

1

to worry oneself sick

1

rebroadcasting; rerun

1

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

2

complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster

1

person making threats; intimidator

1

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

2

plasma

2

plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy

2

deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

1

favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

1