jpdb beta

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

2

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

2

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

relay

2

run; race

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

probability; likelihood; chances

1

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

2

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

2

phenomenon

2

timewise; temporal; chronal

1

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

1

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

2

scouting; reconnaissance

2

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

1

back gate

10

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

1

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

1

vending machine

1

cooler box; cooler; cool box

2

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

2

designated hitter; DH

1

tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish

1

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

2

to be deceived

1

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

1

what; what?; hey!

2

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

brand new

1

salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

1

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

3

puddle; pool of water

2

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

1

playing in the mud; playing with mud

1

calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry

1

comedy

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

3

to writhe (in pain)

1

covered in mud; mud-caked

3

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

1

hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)

1

(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)

1

don't you think?; indicates question

3