jpdb beta

timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously

3

conduct; behavior; behaviour

2

right in front; just opposite; under the nose

1

constant reference (to something); game in which two players pass a cord around their necks and pull at each other

1

thistle (Cirsium spp.)

117

irritating; frustrating

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

jumping to a wrong conclusion

3

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

1

to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

1

completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part

2

to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

4

chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)

26

heir; successor

3

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

2

normal practice; proper practice

1

going to and from school; school commute

2

dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

1

simple; simplified; easy; plain

3

good grief

7

to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black

1

to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off

1

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

2

person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony

2

trust; confidence; credence

1

Honda

2

Sakakibara Yasumasa

16

guardian deity

1

going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign

3

to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

2

nuclear weapon

1

even if; even though; if

1

recent years

4

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

2

(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

2

peaceful

1

keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support

1

death (of a person)

2

to do one's best; to put forth every effort

2

to appear all together; to be all present

1

penetration; permeation; transmission

6

fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure

5

to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)

2

one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate

1

earplug (for protection against noise or water)

1

form; method; system; formula

2

reheating bathwater; cooking more rice

1

falling from a horse

1

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

4