jpdb beta

first of all; in the first place

1

good performance; good work; great success

2

range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

1

form; shape; figure

1

unloading (a ship); landing

1

to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

2

battle; fight; combat

1

area

1

attention seeking; publicity seeking; attention seeker; publicity seeker

1

occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession

1

collapse; downfall

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

5

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

1

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

1

steadily

1

category

1

variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables

1

spread; span; expanse; extent

2

irreplaceable

1

memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

1

(once) again

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

originally; by nature; from the start

1

leaving (it) to others

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

1

presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation

2

end; conclusion

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution

1

optimist; easy-going person

1

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

2

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

3

piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

1

siren

2

troublesome; annoying; complicated

1

amplification

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

being startled

2

construction; establishment

1

to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast

1

these guys; these fellows

1

radio telegraphy

2

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

2

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

affixing; pasting; sticking

1

dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

7

filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging

2

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

1