jpdb beta

at the last moment; this late in the game

1

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

2

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

4

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

2

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

2

alone; unaided; away from home

3

to chase; to run after; to pursue

4

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

1

don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying

1

butterfly (swimming stroke); G-string; gee-string

1

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

1

to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

2

rule; regulation

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

6

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

3

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

battalion; large force

1

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

3

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

4

stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

1

to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

2

bottom; sole

3

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

4

guaranteed; authentic; certified

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

8

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

1

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

1

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

7

solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause

1

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

every person; every mouth; every entrance

1

to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

2

confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

1

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

1

specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

1

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

2

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

1

direct control; direct supervision

2

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

1

to follow another's example

2

to be overcome with emotion

1

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

6

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

3

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

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