jpdb beta

way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

1

almost; nearly; close to

1

view without saying a word; tacit permission

1

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

1

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

1

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

Pandora's box

1

to repeat; to be frequent

1

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

2

front entrance; front door

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

2

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

1

physical

1

to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

1

flash (of light); glint; schiller

8

violent explosion; bursting

2

judgment; judgement; discernment

1

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

2

to take away; to carry off

2

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

1

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

1

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

1

bulldozer

1

cylinder

1

to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

3

to finish dyeing

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

3

alert status; emergency alert

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money

1

wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy

1

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

one second

1

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

1

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

1

in spite of; regardless of

1

trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

1

platform; home; home base; home plate

1

limited express train

1

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

1

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

4

power; might; authority; influence

1

gun; cannon; artillery

1

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

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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