jpdb beta

overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

3

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

8

sworn friend

1

disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

2

realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

4

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength

2

pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk

1

to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

1

dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome

3

three; 3

2

sisters

3

overeating; gluttony

1

ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

1

mother

7

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

1

clean; pure; chaste

1

divine; sublime; solemn

2

incorrigible; dogged

1

unconsciousness

1

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

1

nonstandard; substandard

1

because of; owing to; due to

7

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

2

reward; prize

1

rule book

3

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution

1

fair and square; open and aboveboard

2

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

1

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

5

to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation

2

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

1

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

1

(imperial) reign; period

3

so; to such an extent; such

2

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

8

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

6

tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

5

without thinking of the consequences

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

2

if I (we, etc.) could

6

to survive; to live long

3

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

3

ability to get things done

1

new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

9

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1