jpdb beta

change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack

2

bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand

1

ant

2

enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm

1

knowledge; information

4

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

quite; utterly; really; completely

1

policeman's rope; arresting (a criminal)

1

dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem

1

to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold

1

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

1

leather

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

1

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

2

supreme; sublime; highest

1

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

3

with curious eyes; curiously

1

prime; conspicuous

1

to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

1

with one's own hands

1

one of these days; someday; one day

1

completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill

5

is that so?

1

to change completely; to change suddenly

1

to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice

2

desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

1

litre; liter

1

unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point

1

injection; jab; shot

2

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

2

hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!

1

(police) detective; criminal matter

1

space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

1

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

2

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

2

victim; injured party; sufferer

2

independent action; acting alone

1

voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice

1

daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese

1

point in common; common feature

1

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

6

6th day of the month; six days

1

5th day of the month; five days

1

fourteen; 14

1

4th day of the month; four days

1

25; twenty five

1