jpdb beta

almost; roughly; approximately

2

simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together

1

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

3

video

1

fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)

1

speed

5

huge body; large build

2

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

3

that's a different matter; that's a different story

1

to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

2

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

1

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

3

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

6

starting point; origin

2

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

2

dozens; scores of; decades

4

book; volume; this; present; main; head

2

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

7

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

1

to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)

1

multi-

1

to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

1

direct hit

2

just before

4

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

3

without leaving any trace

1

rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

1

straight line; beeline

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

2

to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

2

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

10

conditioned reflex

1

guard; girder bridge

2

to end without incident; to not turn into something serious

1

lightly; easily; carelessly

3

styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene

1

audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level

1

thick and heavy

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

3

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

1

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

8

to mow down

3

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

1

successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

1