jpdb beta

self-sacrifice; self-renunciation

2

correction; revision; amendment

1

dignity; majesty; sanctity

3

to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept

1

come; go; stay; welcome

2

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

2

stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump

9

lust; sexual appetite; carnal desire

2

farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

5

accomplishment; execution

1

with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick

3

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

4

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

1

blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke

2

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

1

knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

4

serves you right!

4

to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate

3

fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

1

to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)

1

defense; defence; protecting; preventing

1

very deeply

6

to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

4

lung

4

fatal wound

1

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

1

to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish

2

leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing

1

stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter

1

charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

1

offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

1

to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out

5

pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

2

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

4

woodpecker

1

(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart

6

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

2

Gemini (constellation); the Twins

1

to be too late; to be too slow

2

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

4

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

1

ash; ashes

1

gravestone; tombstone

1

to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

to spit

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

1

to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other

2