jpdb beta

good opportunity; chance

1

you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem

1

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)

2

very likely; very probable

1

extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman

1

losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

to give a reason

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

1

muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something

1

calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind

2

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

2

ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)

2

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

2

to be careful in speech

1

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

1

open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited

1

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

1

interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1

scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

1

becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality

1

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

1

abuse; misuse; perversion

2

self-interest; selfish desire; greed

1

how many people; a number of people

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

you; people

1

rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing

3

order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan

3

subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing

2

interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

1

dark side (of nature, town, etc.)

1

there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately

5

to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)

2

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

2

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion

2

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

2

gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

3

peace; harmony

2

to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

1

safety zone; traffic island

1

skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled

2