jpdb beta

sadistic

1

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

3

alkali

1

solution (liquid)

1

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

3

affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like

2

(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

1

to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into

1

slapping hands in front of the opponent's face to confuse him

1

racing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowhere

1

belatedly; though a little too late

2

chocolate brown

3

energy

1

to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)

1

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

1

stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension

1

full use; extensive use; complete utilization

3

expert

1

locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind

1

coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast

1

war damage

1

protective instinct; defensive instinct

1

dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

2

massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust

2

becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos

2

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

2

to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)

1

overheating; overexcitement

2

bed; couch

1

normal duties; (one's) regular work

5

thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

4

-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...

1

law of cause and effect; principle of causality

32

to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

3

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

2

omniscient point of view (in narration)

1

pump

1

paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

2

jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)

1

upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs

1

geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta

2

scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick

2

spectacle; sight; scene

3

to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look

1

to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with

1

to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits

1

contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness

2

most ... ever; most ... up to now; more ... than ever before

1