jpdb beta

to smirk; to grin broadly

1

indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

world; society; people; the public

2

if this is not the case

1

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

1

shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge

1

defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence

5

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

1

range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

8

main force; main troops

1

to be hungry

2

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

3

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

3

beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach

1

critical hit

1

to prepare for death; to get ready to die

2

measurement error; calculation error

1

clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)

1

to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up

2

to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head

1

oral; in the mouth

1

becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)

2

to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

2

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

1

to be hideously burned; to be burned raw

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

7

military authorities; army circles

3

lieutenant general; vice-shogun

1

commanding officer

9

bow and arrow; weapon; arms

10

to be squashed by; to be pinned under

1

gust of wind; vanguard

1

most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place

1

reserve corps

4

during the war

2

two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)

5

egg-laying; spawning

7

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

1

shark fin

3

accomplice; cohort

4

reallocating private land to public use (e.g. parks, roads); reduction in the amount of private land following a land reallocation; reducing the area of private land to reallocate it to public uses

9

one's old bones; old man

1

whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

1

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

2

shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience

2

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

1

formic acid; formic

9

acid; sourness; sour taste

2

acidity; acidic

1