jpdb beta

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

2

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

1

just a little

1

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc

1

eavesdropping; tapping

2

bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move

1

matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon

1

timewise; temporal; chronal

2

to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped

6

dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove

1

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

3

to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize

1

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

60

maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze

2

first-class goods; A-grade product

1

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

1

very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly

1

imperial princess

2

imperial family; royalty

1

powerful medicine; strong poison

1

recreation; diversion; relaxation

1

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that

1

flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick

1

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

2

someone; a certain person

1

poacher

7

without permission; without notice

1

in all directions

1

diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement

2

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence

3

commission system

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to explain the situation

2

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

2

conscious; deliberate; intentional

1

pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

2

long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft

5

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

1

making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

4

déjà vu

2

surrender; capitulation; submission; yield

1

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

1

to face each other; to be opposite (to)

1

gradually; slowly but steadily

1

ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand

1

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1