jpdb beta

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

that kind; competition; match

1

best; ideal; perfect

1

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

3

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

10

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

5

rather than (do ...)

3

like that; so

1

weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

excuse; explanation

2

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

3

check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

1

building

2

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

3

back street; back alley; off-street

1

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

4

heavenly palace; sky

6

city

5

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

2

500; five hundred; many

1

metre; meter; meter; gauge

7

floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)

2

sky; air; mid-air

2

warship

2

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

2

transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)

1

equipment; device; installation; stage setting

2

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

6

already; too late

5

autonomy (philosophy); self-control

4

camera

9

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

2

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

1

latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

1

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

3

small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature

3

stun gun

4

loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in

3

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

2

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

3

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

battery; battery; pitcher and catcher

2

consumption; expenditure

1

duty; function; office; mission; task

1

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

2