jpdb beta

rush; flood; deluge

3

adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity

1

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1

if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose

5

gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous

1

original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator

5

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally

1

wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants

1

in a bad mood

1

figurative

1

remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere

1

(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily

2

to mediate; to intervene

4

newly-wed; newly married

1

(Japanese) archery

1

strong-willed; strong of heart

2

huh; well!; my, my; I'll be damned

2

world; society; people; the public

1

leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

1

governor; leader; ruler

4

being startled; getting a shock

1

cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss

1

at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to

1

dark (deep) green

1

to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood

1

blanket; (rubber) blanket; (fusion reactor) blanket

1

artistic

5

unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal

1

nothing but; except; no more than

2

coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing

1

to be in one's debt

2

promotion

3

to be of no importance

1

famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)

1

opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province

2

to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life

1

to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start

1

marine life; marine organism

2

microbe; germ

1

small fish; fry

1

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)

1

to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed

1

all rooms

1

no vacancy; full occupancy

1

to tell (someone) to ...

4

to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter

1

bluish purple

6

food and drink; eating and drinking

1

sympathy

3

one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

2