jpdb beta

to rack one's brains

1

before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God; cross my heart

1

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

1

play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest

1

ignorance; innocence; stupidity

1

ashamed

1

utmost limit; extremity; result

1

depravity; corruption; degradation

1

copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing

1

prisoner; convict

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan

1

to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge

1

whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams

1

being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank

1

back tooth; molar

1

several hundred; hundreds (of)

1

thousands; several thousand

1

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful

1

to show; to bare (the teeth)

1

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches

1

to feel nauseous

1

on inquiry; if inquiring

1

blasphemous; profane; sacrilegious

1

to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

1

darkish; dusky; dark; murky

1

to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

1

to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted

1

to become pale; to turn pale

1

contrastive

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

reply; response

1

My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely

1

one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)

1

to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business

1

(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

1

means of transportation; transport service

1

main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject

1

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

1

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

3

leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus

1

cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1