jpdb beta

before now; hitherto

2

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

5

to interweave

1

few in number

2

pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase

2

innumerable; countless; numberless

4

gun barrel

2

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

2

to grumble; to complain

3

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

2

having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

skill; dexterity; proficiency

1

it hasn't been long since

1

proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)

1

mistake; error; blunder

5

absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted

1

decision; determination

4

covering; protection; backing; relief

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

10

cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

1

fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point

1

himself; yourself; herself

2

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

2

to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

2

conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

2

as we know

3

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

6

to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

1

order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

4

fifty; 50

3

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

13

shooter

1

divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual

1

ability; skill; facility

1

there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of

2

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

1

tension; tensile strength

1

one thin flat object; one sheet

2

square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface

2

cut; notch; raid; attack

4

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

1

to come back

5

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

10

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

2

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

1

not long has passed since ...

2