jpdb beta

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

1

coarse; rough; crude

3

to hesitate to say

2

all on one's own

1

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

2

too much; excessive; too

3

uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure

1

one thin flat object; one sheet

1

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

1

not worth considering; out of the question

2

without a moment's delay

1

insurance; guarantee

1

handsome man; actor in a love scene

14

keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation

1

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

3

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

1

olden days; former

1

to be in danger of; to be liable to

6

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

2

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

1

tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

1

left foot; left leg

1

to tear off; to rip off

1

blunder; bungle; gaffe

1

to glare at; to scowl at

1

to finish; to graduate

2

depending on; dependent on

2

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

1

stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

1

to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)

1

to look away; to avert one's eyes

1

simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

3

fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part

2

suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up

5

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

for this reason

6

a long time ago

1

as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

2

as one of

1

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

1

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

2

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

2

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

2

to stand stock still

1

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

1

to make an appearance; to show up

5