jpdb beta

when it becomes; when it comes to

2

to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

2

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

1

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

2

meaning; called; said

1

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

1

hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined

2

not budging an inch; to stand one's ground

1

tedious; boring; being fed up with

1

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

2

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

1

to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to

1

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

2

small number of people

1

Tokyo Bay

1

sea; ocean; waters

1

harbour; harbor; port

1

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

3

the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)

1

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

2

to be erected; to be built

1

prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building

3

dilapidated house; deserted house

1

to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

6

outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

1

lock

5

making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition

1

rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

2

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

side

1

holster

4

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

6

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

3

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

2

to shoot to death

1

shotgun

3

to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

1

pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback

1

to cling to; to embrace

3

rather than

3

tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle

1

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

3