jpdb beta

gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam

1

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

5

to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)

3

late at night

2

twelve o'clock; midnight; noon

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

2

abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

2

street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)

2

stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

2

seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

1

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

2

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of

1

for this very reason; that is exactly why

3

cooperation; collaboration; help; support

2

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

2

so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

10

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

3

shadow; tail; following

1

to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow

1

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

2

mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)

2

hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)

1

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

3

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

4

calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing

1

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

1

to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together

1

aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

2

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

3

information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)

6

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

2

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

complete change; about-face

2

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

2

bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection

1

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

4

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

2

these days; nowadays; recently; lately

1

foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land

2

invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression

1

science and technology; technology; scientific techniques

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

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