jpdb beta

readiness to die; (in the) face of death

1

other people's affairs; someone else's problem

2

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

1

excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling

1

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

2

isolation; being alone; being friendless

1

nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened

1

dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview

1

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

1

impassioned speech; fervent speech

1

to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at

1

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

4

that sort of; like that

1

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

1

to overdo; to do too much

1

very small; tiny; insignificant

1

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

2

remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?

1

means; method; way

1

to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

1

lawn; sod; turf

1

shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled

1

alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

1

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

1

to fling (away); to hurl

1

back pain; backache

1

to shout (in anger); to yell

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

2

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

2

taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton

1

to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

3

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

1

priority level; degree of relative priority

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

2

to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)

1

independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

1

to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

1

to rev (up) an engine; to race an engine

2

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

5

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

2

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

to fear; to be afraid of

4

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

2

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

3

the same opinion

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

3