jpdb beta

you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem

1

hateful; detestable; loathsome

1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

3

to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

3

joint struggle; common (united) front

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

1

group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

3

to be helpful; to be useful

3

sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic

1

to become desperate; to give in to despair

1

one's field of expertise; one's strong area

1

to disappear; to vanish

3

to come face to face (with)

1

meeting

1

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

12

monster

2

mass production

1

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

2

secret base; hideout; hidden position

1

combatant; fighter

1

amusement park

1

way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow

1

foundation; basis

1

(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether

2

cyborg

1

mad scientist

1

sign; indication; omen; symptom

2

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

2

to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

1

spell; charm; incantation; magic words

1

with a friendly grin; smilingly

1

stare; gaze; fixation

1

ten minutes

2

meditation; contemplation

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

2

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

3

Eiji

3

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

8

rebirth; reincarnation

2

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

1

to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

1

(a) few; some; several

2

to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely

1

electronic

1

to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)

5

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

1

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

1

invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain

1