jpdb beta

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

2

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

guard; convoy; escort

1

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

5

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

8

volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound

3

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

2

annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

1

remaining bullets; remaining ammunition

1

to hesitate; to waver

2

exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

2

SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall

3

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

7

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

to pieces; into shreds

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

2

to triumph; to be elated with success

1

still; as yet; as of old

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

passion; temper; irritability

1

proposal; proposition; suggestion

1

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

4

long military service; having experienced many battles

2

to show; to bare (the teeth)

2

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

5

serious; not joking; straight

1

dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death

1

reflexively; reflectively; by reflex

2

at least; at most; (even) just

5

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

2

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

3

together with; same; both; all; including ...

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

1

corner; nook; recess

3

jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket

6

nape of the neck

1

forcibly; against one's will

2

to pull up; to haul up

1

in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

4

to attract attention

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

1

green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

2

hair (on the head)

20

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1