jpdb beta

to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

1

to fall flat; to fall face down

1

absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)

1

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

right shoulder

4

fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online

1

gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats

1

traces; evidence

1

shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically

4

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

1

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

1

to be enchanted; to be charmed

2

in proportion to; just as much as

1

mass

1

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

1

pulling power

1

physical

1

to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced

1

longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration

1

laughingstock

1

street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

3

unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

8

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

3

to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

2

with a click; with a snap

4

to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured

1

beautiful maiden; beauty

1

maximum permissible level or dosage

1

flight; escape

1

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

2

still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope

1

beheading; decapitation

1

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

1

to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

2

to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

6

even if ...; even supposing that ...

1

not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

1

the latter

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

3

the former

1

chain; chains

1

etiquette; courtesy

1

to rush over; to run up to

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

3

unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

1

elasticity; flexibility

1

(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

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insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind

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