jpdb beta

murder; homicide; manslaughter

1

to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud

3

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

3

to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

1

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm

2

curse; spell; malediction

4

to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with

2

hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

2

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

1

sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope

1

act; deed; conduct

3

time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant

2

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

3

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

1

succession struggle; succession race

1

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

2

wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)

1

at once; immediately; right now

2

(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy

1

to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance

2

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

1

to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

1

pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace

1

sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

7

serious wound; hard blow

2

to die; to pass away

2

taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration

1

to affect; to impact; to influence

1

newspaper

1

each newspaper; every newspaper

1

to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite

1

to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

1

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

1

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

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

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

1

superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute

1

polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention

1

canonization; establishment of sainthood

1

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

1

call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

2

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

2

self-assertion

1

to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words

1

elbow

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