jpdb beta

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

4

shock action

1

legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense

1

unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will

1

in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

3

to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

2

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

5

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

4

consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

14

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing

2

hell

2

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)

1

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

1

to increase; to grow

7

great war; great battle; world war

1

burnt field; burnt area

1

barracks

1

black market

1

gambling den; gambling house

1

prostitute

1

brothel

1

to stand side by side; to stand in a row

1

road; highway

1

noisily (playing a musical instrument); doing something on and on

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

7

trade; business; occupation; profession; job

1

to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way

1

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

3

to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets

1

(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure

4

valley

4

gambler

1

gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos

1

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

2

Haga

3

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

4

interest; rights; concession

1

armed struggle

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

1

stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)

1

meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm

1

guts

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand

1

turf war

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

2

forty; 40

1