jpdb beta

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

to make plans

1

guess; conjecture

1

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

2

putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

8

ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

1

spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor

5

incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting

3

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

4

inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to

2

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

1

to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions

1

even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it

2

nature; disposition

1

careless remark; incriminating remark; unfortunate statement; slip of the tongue

1

how; in what way; circumstances

1

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

3

(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report

1

to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb

2

sandy soil

1

to collapse into; to flop onto

1

miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors

1

two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages

2

skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

1

to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet

1

projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start

1

relief; rescue

2

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

5

to continue (to say)

2

time limit

2

to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind

2

agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill

1

to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide

6

melee

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

2

contemplation; meditation

3

defensive battle

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

2

attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of

1

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

2

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

3

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

1

squad; team

6

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

2