jpdb beta

to stab to death

1

moderate

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

3

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

2

martial artist; fighter

1

falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)

1

extreme; radical

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

1

elder sister; effeminate man

3

to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone

1

to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

1

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

1

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

2

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

5

sorry

1

to be helpful; to be useful

2

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

2

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

2

to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

4

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

2

rape; violation

1

bandit; brigand

1

working adult; full-fledged member of society

1

huge success

1

pitch black

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

3

knowledge; information

2

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

2

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

1

slave; servant; slavery

1

false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

1

to be at a loss for words

1

fresh off the farm; inexperienced

1

real power

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

2

foreign; abroad; overseas

2

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

3

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

1

grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

1