jpdb beta

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

1

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

before long; even now

1

groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

1

explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry); (arch.) interesting; (arch.) strange; (arch.) unreasonable; (arch.) unfavorable; (arch.) lowly

1

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

1

to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

1

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

1

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

2

to engrave; to carve out

1

to spend time (on doing something)

1

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

2

criminal; culprit

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

2

fundamental; basic

1

coexistence

3

tension; strain

1

I can't go on like this

1

numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

2

to survive; to continue living; to escape death

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

2

by sheer strength; by brute force

1

topmost

1

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

2

row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition

1

tooth

2

to master something (through personal experience)

1

disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

1

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

2

feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing

2

to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life

1

point of compromise; common ground

1

coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)

1

Shigeo

4

failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

1

to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

1

to subsist; to keep on living

1

youth; springtime of life; adolescent

1

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over

1

to abandon (ship)

1

duty; obligation

4

can never be able to

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1

to get goosebumps

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suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

1

to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

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