jpdb beta

with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack

3

tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)

1

mimicry; mimesis; camouflage

2

to make a mistake; to blunder

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

2

to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)

5

assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together

2

roguish; impish

1

frankly speaking

4

desperation; self-abandonment

2

autonomy; independence

1

pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well

3

(piece of) rope; ordinary method

3

huh!; oh; wow; I see

1

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

2

three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China

30

rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field

1

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

1

foreign policy

2

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

uncooperative; unhelpful

1

counting one's chickens before they're hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught

1

additionally; in addition

1

increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading

1

to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)

2

seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

2

secret talk

1

to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something

1

coolant

1

searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something

1

telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out

2

serious illness

1

to comb

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

1

passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving

3

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening

1

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

1

passions; sexual desire; lust

2

cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down

1

pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing

1

to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)

4

shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming

4

to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

1

to pep up; to cheer up

1

to stamp out (a fire)

1

to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst

1

(cargo) depot; (garbage) collection site; (ammunition) dump

2

crash; smash; crunch; bang

2

in camp; at the front

1

to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)

1