jpdb beta

copying; duplication; reproduction; copy

1

immediately; at once; instantly

1

special delivery mail; express delivery post

1

morning newspaper

1

(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

1

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

2

to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against

1

expression; presentation; representation; notation

1

meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

3

to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone

1

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

1

boiling water

1

a foolish or stupid look

1

to choke; to have trouble breathing

2

by sheer strength; by brute force

1

to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded

1

intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought

1

bang; whump; boom

2

(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report

1

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

1

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

3

to break into fragments; to go to pieces

3

looking away; looking aside

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

3

wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

1

to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle

1

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

5

to pieces; into shreds

2

to heap abuse upon (a person); to criticize strongly; to blast (someone)

1

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

1

to spread; to be propagated

3

everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes

1

hot topic; talk of the town

1

tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration

1

plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy

1

monk; friar

1

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

1

to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess

2

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

2

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

1

bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans

13

character style; character form

1

the very best; elite

1

system; institution; organization; organisation

1

hourglass

15

close contest; close match; close game; close combat

1

first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)

1

quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes

1