jpdb beta

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

17

to bury; to embed; to implant

11

disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

10

representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative

3

underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock

10

well done; good job

15

intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

3

one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success

2

thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth

3

silver thread

1

more than anything; above all else

5

rim; brim; edge; brink

13

engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp

1

family crest

2

to have one's hands slip (and drop something)

1

older brother

95

mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis

1

biological older brother

6

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

surroundings; circumference

1

special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke

2

to pay attention; to be watchful

6

enlistment

1

bodyguard

1

troops; group members; team members; SDF officials

1

to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform

16

looks

1

(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

9

only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces

1

employer

3

to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough

5

pet dog

1

to serve; to dish up; to dish out

1

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

7

a bit more; a bit longer

6

glove; mitten; mitt

4

striking with the back of the sword

10

to take into consideration; to use one's discretion

4

to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence

1

sense of humiliation

1

to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

8

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

10

so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!

11

once more

4

to settle (a problem)

1

worthy opponent; good match for someone; well-matched adversary

2

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

16

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

3

nature; disposition

4

to count; to include in the number

1