jpdb beta

explosive; blasting powder

2

hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

2

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

2

to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities

1

to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

2

payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner

1

to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other

2

without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly

1

to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

1

ornament; decoration

1

cover; lid; cap

4

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

2

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

1

church; congregation

1

to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)

1

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

2

extremely

2

easy; simple; light

1

to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside

1

to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

1

passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order

1

to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage

1

rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

2

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

1

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

1

two thirds

1

called; known as; that; to say

1

punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)

2

hmm; I see; hrm

3

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

to rage; to be fierce; to be excited

1

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

1

because

1

amusement; fun; brief entertainment

1