jpdb beta

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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pregnancy; conception

1

having just started...

1

pistol; handgun; revolver

2

member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member

1

openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight

1

to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots

1

coffin; casket

1

old body; aged person; elderly person

1

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

1

simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item

5

top recommendation; (something) highly recommended

1

sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

1

interference; meddling; butting in

1

to kill each other

2

firefight; gun battle; shoot-out

1

ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights

2

blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist

1

point of compromise; common ground

2

the person himself

2

main thread (of a story)

2

tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

1

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

1

to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)

1

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

2

old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned

1

young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy

1

arc

2

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

2

loan

1

glare; sharp look

1

type of illegal loan charging 10% interest every 10 days; dealt hand consisting of 1-point cards and one single 10-point card

1

interest rate; interest

1

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

1

job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind

1

interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

1

hourglass

2

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

1

Creator

1

rest; relief; relaxation

1

barbarian; savage

2

stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes

1

spring scenery

1

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

1

to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate

1

pendulum

1

to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

1

race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

1

absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

2