jpdb beta

fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern

1

power; might; authority; influence

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

2

range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

2

one way or the other; either way

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

7

murder; killing; murderer

6

heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product

1

this evening; tonight

2

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

2

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

2

to be needed; to be wanted

3

-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

1

precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close

5

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

3

heart; guts; nerve; central part

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

3

suicide

15

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

3

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

3

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

28

had better ...; had better not ...

7

stealing

2

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

3

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

3

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

6

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

2

short; brief

2

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

1

well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

4

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

5

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

3

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

3

rather; better; instead; if anything

2

to be prolonged; to drag on

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

2

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

8

love letter

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

2

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

impossible to do (although wants to)

1

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

2

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

12

we

2

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

2

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

3