jpdb beta

to the end; to the last

1

(right at the) side; just beside

1

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

3

one; one

1

glare; sharp look

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

2

sprint; dash; scampering

1

swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

1

a gap develops; a significant difference emerges

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

2

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

1

fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely

2

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

1

fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat

1

by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

3

lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

race

3

endgame; final stage

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

2

remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare

1

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

3

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

spot; point; place; position

2

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

2

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

1

destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

3

tightly clenched fist

2

major incident; major happening; big scandal

1

to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run

2

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

4

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

1

women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use

1

straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth

1

groan; moan; moaning

1

to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)

2

to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

2

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency

3

paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight

1

evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

1

soccer; (association) football; seersucker

1

shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shuuto (type of pitch commonly used in Japan); shootball; shoot (of a tree or plant); chute

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

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