jpdb beta

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

3

control; check; restraint; inhibition

2

cockscomb; crest

1

cockscomb; crest

1

game fowl; gamecock

2

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

5

shadow; tail; following

1

though one didn't intend (expect) to

1

below a cliff

1

twice; again; second time

3

about; concerning; as to; regarding

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

1

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

2

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

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to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

4

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

1

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

1

physical strength; brute strength; arm strength

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

2

huge body; large build

1

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

1

(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets

1

fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely

1

very; much

3

again; once more; a second time

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to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

3

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

1

one elbow

1

shoulders and elbows

1

to rub; to scrub; to scrape

1

half

1

pomegranate (Punica granatum)

1

pomegranate (Punica granatum)

1

pickpocket

1

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

1

suspicious

1

awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

2

hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

2

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

2

hostile party; enemy side

3

spy

2

assassin; to assassinate

4

difference; discrepancy; variation

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

1

extravagant; absurd

2

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

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