jpdb beta

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

3

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

1

oozing; damp; sodden

1

to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly

1

shades of evening; dead of night

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

4

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

3

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money

8

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

3

stinging (pain); smarting; tingling

2

to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

1

to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

1

eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

1

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

1

to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with

1

time around sunset; early evening

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge

1

night; nighttime

1

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

1

other; another; over; more than; I; me

1

to head home; to leave for home

1

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

boys and girls

2

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

3

protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark

1

practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar

1

to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

1

point; tip; sharp end; becoming pointed; becoming sharp

1

ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

1

battle formation; military formation

1

same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism

1

clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling

1

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

1

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

3

to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)

2

inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

1

to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words

1

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

1

to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

2

waste of time

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

2

to draw a conclusion

1

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

1

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

2

hurt; injured

1

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1