jpdb beta

unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

1

forehead; brow

2

with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently

1

one's own child; one's own children

2

demand for; request

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

2

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

1

land near a castle; castle town

1

cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation

1

reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference

2

dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration

1

to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

2

instantly; resolutely

1

splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

1

innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men

1

value; preciousness; nobility

1

to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)

1

in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

4

celebration; congratulations

1

mood

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

1

sooner or later; in time; eventually

1

reinforcements; relief

4

coming; going

1

large army

3

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

1

national affairs

1

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

1

no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore

1

internal troubles; domestic discord

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

3

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

1

storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

1

to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

4

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

3

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

1

to send in

1

to be hesitant; to feel timid

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

3

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

1

rare; seldom

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

1

not budging an inch; to stand one's ground

1