jpdb beta

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

5

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

2

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

4

to pull in (fish); to land

1

deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)

2

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

2

utility value

1

the very best; utmost

1

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

2

fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

5

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

1

surface of a board or record

1

winner; victor

1

secret; private; surreptitious

1

anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

1

secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

2

lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

1

minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

1

granted that; even if; even though

2

trivial; slight

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

4

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

5

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

3

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

5

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

2

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

2

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

2

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

5

though; even if; whether ... or ...

1

to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

1

one game (of go)

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

6

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

8

to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

2

hundreds

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

12

many thousands

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

2

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

2

to disappear; to vanish

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

7

intercept; interception; counter-attack

5

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

3

to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

2