jpdb beta

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

11

proposal; motion; recommendation

1

decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

1

first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start

1

poor plan

1

(being on the) defensive

1

to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane

4

with one's own hands

4

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

11

crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis

1

mishearing

1

twitching

2

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

8

willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

2

intention; aim; design

6

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

2

one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line

1

uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

1

expansion; swelling; increase; growth

2

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

1

Shinto ritual

3

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

7

child

2

the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass

2

(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling

2

to meet; to greet

1

safety; security

3

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

3

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

4

to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through

4

threat; intimidation; menace

2

they; those guys; those fellows

3

to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake

7

to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted

6

lead (Pb)

1

movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases

6

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

2

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

4

crying face; face of a person who is crying

3

everything

1

silent; solemn; quiet

3

acceptance; reception

2

to hide; to keep to oneself

7

to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

1

to make narrow

4

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

1

petal

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

2