jpdb beta

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

2

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

3

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

1

student (esp. a university student)

3

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

1

proposal; offer; request; application

1

large number of people

1

hostage

1

to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet

1

on the line; borderline

2

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

1

life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

2

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

2

fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

1

certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

1

returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate

1

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

little finger; pinky; little toe

2

pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise

1

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

2

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

2

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

1

existence; possession; having; limited company

2

pinky swear; pinky promise; linking little fingers to confirm a promise

1

porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

2

1,000; thousand

2

mere; only; just; slight

1

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

2

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto

1

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

1

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

1

peach (Prunus persica)

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

1

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)

2

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

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

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

3

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

1

imagination; supposition; guess

2

to burst (open); to break; to split

1

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles

1

to become misty; to become hazy

1