jpdb beta

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

enlargement; increase

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

5

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

2

now; come (now); well

1

rush; charge

1

ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)

1

certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

2

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

1

concern; interest

1

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

3

as one of

2

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

2

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

5

seeming sad

1

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

4

short play; skit

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

2

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

2

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

2

to increase; to multiply

5

rather; better; instead; if anything

5

full of; brimming with

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

2

full operation

2

looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to

2

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

1

utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all

1

to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

1

stature; height

1

stitch

1

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

5

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

2

to slide into; to slip into

2

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

1

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

2

barbed wire

1

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

2

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

2

does not seem (to be)

1

to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

1

innermost depths of one's heart

1

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

2

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

1

looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something

2

charm; incantation; spell; curse

1

to think thoroughly

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

7

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

1