jpdb beta

dilemma; predicament

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

1

to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

pogo stick

1

saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

1

flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)

1

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

3

every evening; night after night

2

well-cooked; well-done; browned

1

pitch black

1

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

1

being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

1

electric power

1

wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)

1

to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

1

end of a performance

1

big; large; great

1

bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

4

roughly

1

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

1

hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)

1

to vomit; to spit out

1

restlessly; in continuous motion

1

proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

1

orange (fruit, colour)

1

hair (on the head)

2

proboscis; long nose

2

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

1

wise; clever; smart

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

detour; roundabout way

1

urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

1

on an island; on-island

1

islander

2

how long; how far; how much

1

half the number; haploid

1

departure from a country

1

harbour; harbor; port

1

charm; amulet

1

superb view; picturesque scenery

2

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

1

deceiving; cheating; fooling

1

execution

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

2

continuous; unbroken; ceaseless

2

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

2

guidance

1

explorer

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