jpdb beta

straying; wandering off course

3

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

7

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

1

to flare up; to burst into flames

4

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

1

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

1

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

2

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

2

the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)

3

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

2

hard to see; obscured

1

protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage

2

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1

physical law; laws of physics

2

such; like that; in that way

1

sky; air; mid-air

8

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

1

district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty

1

in the same way as; just like

2

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

1

posture; stance

2

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

2

foliage; leaves of trees

1

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

2

kick

1

direct hit

2

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

1

in that way; like that; that way

1

metre; meter; meter; gauge

2

tights; pantyhose

1

origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

1

you (plural)

4

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

2

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

2

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

1

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

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

1

crash into; clash

2

punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact

1

face (of person)

3

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

3