jpdb beta

foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker

2

substitution; replacement; shifting; change

1

emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary

10

to detest; to abhor; to loathe

1

claimant; caretaker

1

oldest member of a group; longest-serving member

1

bullying (the weak); bully

1

proud

1

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

4

childish; child-like; innocent; naive

1

self-assertion

2

newcomer; initiate; rookie

4

kick

1

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

2

front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context

1

power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

2

succession; continuation; series; sequence

5

anguish

2

decision; determination

11

leader; leading figure

1

way out; means to escape; escape route

3

hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive

1

trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle

1

passing through without stopping; passing by

1

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

5

letting (someone) die without helping

1

to have an uneasy conscience

1

compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)

1

linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple

1

trajectory; line of fire; ballistic

1

to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit

5

magic bullet; magic bullets

4

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

1

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

1

artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

5

reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

6

immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt

1

mother; wife

1

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

4

to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

4

to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel

1

longevity; long life

1

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

4

absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

1

salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

1

chance meeting

2

contrary to one's expectations

1