jpdb beta

to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

1

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

1

to smash to pieces

1

shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience

4

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

1

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)

1

to step on; to trample down; to tread on

2

to cut at; to slash at

1

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

1

drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion

1

cold sweat; greasy sweat

1

among (them); of (them)

2

one's own army; one's own team

1

enemy's strength or fighting power

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

1

main door at the front of a house; front shutters

1

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour

1

to boil; to simmer

1

tar

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

2

trench; dugout

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

1

limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

2

to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

1

unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen

2

invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation

1

to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

pangs of conscience

1

about when; about what time; how soon

1

to keep silent

1

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

1

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

1

intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

2

repair; mending

1

fodder

2

approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

1