jpdb beta

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

3

rules are rules; a rule is a rule

1

satisfying; pleasing; gratifying

1

office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)

1

to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish

1

restarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)

1

area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line

1

inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign

1

having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose

1

large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

2

game in which players must complete monotonous tasks to advance; game which requires grinding

1

one's (own) house

1

abstract (e.g. art, music); abstract art; abstract (e.g. of a paper); summary

2

war game

4

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

1

barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

1

prefix used to strengthen a derogatory adjective

1

please

1

to kill

1

to let an opportunity slip

1

right side

1

what color

1

you bitch!

1

to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

1

to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon

2

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

1

below zero; sub-zero

1

to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

1

witness; observer

1

to propose; to suggest

1

every evening; night after night

1

heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate

1

paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring

1

despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

1

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

2

the big three ...

1

corolla; garland; wreath

37

fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory

1

rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power

2

history

6

body of theory

1

tactician; strategist

1

talk; recital; narration; topic

4

suddenly; abruptly; quickly

1

ancestor

7

same surname

2

under the sod; one's grave; the other world

1

residing; living; dwelling

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

2

same generation; one's generation

1