jpdb beta

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor

1

to be erected; to be built

1

to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

1

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

1

Japan

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

3

city-state

1

group; bunch; crowd; group

1

forgetful

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

1

to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

1

descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

1

rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

2

rooftop

1

landing; alighting; touch down

1

to meet; to greet

1

curious; strange; unusual

1

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

1

grinning; smirking

1

astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

1

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

2

to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress

1

every person; every mouth; every entrance

1

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

2

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

2

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

1

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

2

quarrel; dispute

1

disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

2

hostility; animosity; enmity

1

and; although; but

1

enemy territory; hostile place

1

for the first time in one's life

2

vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

1

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

2

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

1

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

5

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

3

bodyguard; escort

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

2

plaster or mortar-covered wall

3

here and there; in places

1