jpdb beta

place to go; destination

2

matching clothing worn by couples

1

facing upward

4

alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap

10

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

volcano

5

to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

1

more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race

3

left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

5

Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet

81

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

4

thumb; big toe

4

double

2

flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh

4

round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw

1

timid; fainthearted

1

sanity; consciousness; soberness

2

to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

1

panic

2

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

1

having a dream

1

short way; shortcut

11

callus

14

difficult to understand

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

23

hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet

3

conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly

2

queen bee

1

to distinguish between; to tell the difference between

1

plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

26

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

5

prey; victim

2

to prick with a needle

1

aichmophobia (fear of sharply pointed objects); belonephobia

1

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

3

crustacean

1

to settle (a dispute)

3

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances

1

(of fire) to spread; to extend itself

2

snappingly; with a snap

1

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

3

change; alteration; modification

1

ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights

1

to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

4

quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

1

monitor lizard

1

lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)

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