jpdb beta

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

waiting room; duty room; standby room

1

futuristic

1

ray gun (in science fiction)

1

prompt; immediate; in real time

1

real bullet; live ammunition; live round; money (for bribery); cash

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

1

starry sky

1

and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

1

farewell gift

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

1

7000; seven thousand

1

700; seven hundred

1

verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

1

fort; stronghold; fortification

30

bridge (e.g. on a warship)

3

volley firing; fusillade; broadside

1

gun turret

6

to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)

2

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

2

back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds

1

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

1

human bones

3

ossuary; crypt; charnel house

1

graveyard

1

catacomb

3

Paris (France)

2

ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway

2

way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

1

trusting to chance; trusting to Providence

1

death; death metal

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

2

(calamity of) perishing by the sword; being wounded by the sword

1

advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

1

loss by default; default

1

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

2

par; equivalence; face value; parity

1

earning the first (runs); preoccupation

1

contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game

1

pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)

1

Japanese man (esp. with traditional, masculine values); Japanese manhood

1

impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous

1

entry into a country

1

clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain

1

rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry

1

word; word

1

claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection

1

matching; networking

1