jpdb beta

last resort

2

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

1

control

2

suicidal

1

worst; worst-case (scenario)

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly

1

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

2

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

4

ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker

1

to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

1

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

1

baseball

1

motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination

1

pitcher; pitcher (container); jug

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)

1

hitting the ball squarely

1

third base

1

team

3

phrase; strawberry

1

results; record; grades; marks

1

mathematics; arithmetic

1

high score

1

class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

1

to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

1

option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option

1

sport; sports

1

shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people

1

to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)

1

pessimism; disappointment

1

innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward

1

common; ordinary; conventional; customary

1

cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable

1

tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

2

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

1

to grumble about something (trivial)

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

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

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

2

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

1

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

6

oh; ah; I'll be darned

4

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

1

inconvenient

1

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

1