jpdb beta

other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

1

for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

1

to grimace; to frown

3

outsider; someone outside of a group

4

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

3

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

4

hurting oneself (to trick an adversary)

2

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

3

selecting a suitable person; personnel selection

1

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend

2

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

3

with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

1

part-time lecturer; contract teacher

10

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

2

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

5

trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess

1

control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

1

back country; remote countryside

1

stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time

1

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

3

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

1

to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor

2

to backbite

1

indicates emphasis

1

personal history; background; career

3

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

3

as far as I know

1

parallel; equal; match

1

-less; lacking; non-existing

2

to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

1

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)

1

threat; menace

1

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

1

one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)

1

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

1

wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent

1

tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

2

smoke; fumes

1

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

2

ashtray

1

to place one's arms under those of the opponent and lift them up, in order to prevent an overhand grip on one's mawashi

1

sidelong glance; flirtatious glance

5

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

persuasion

2

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

1

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

6

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

3