jpdb beta

there being no use in arguing (about it)

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

6

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

4

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

3

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

7

to tear off

3

impulse; impetus; urge

2

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

2

time; hour; period; class

18

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

10

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

4

classmate

3

as (somebody) says

4

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

9

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

5

rotary cutting; thinly slicing into a long strip (e.g. daikon, carrot, wood for plywood, etc.)

1

now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game

1

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

2

innumerable; countless; numberless

3

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

1

not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser

1

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

2

balance

4

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

4

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

7

bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

12

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

hat; cap

2

sunglasses

2

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

11

bazooka

4

completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe

17

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

2

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

6

meaning; called; said

3

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

2

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

2

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

10