jpdb beta

enlargement; increase

1

bisection

8

immediate reply

3

impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery

4

to incline one's head

1

greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

2

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

9

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

4

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

2

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

2

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

2

pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous

1

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

2

revolt; rebellion; war

1

to be too late (to be of use)

1

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

1

in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

2

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

predicament; one's ground; one's position

1

aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit

2

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

2

functional; efficient

2

mail clerk; post-office clerk; post-office worker; postal employee; postal worker

1

packing; crating; packaging

1

mail; postal matter; postal item

1

to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

2

fire shutter

1

something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

2

oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

1

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

1

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

1

asexual

1

to be detained; to take time

3

to leave as is; to ignore

3

forerunner; ringleader

1

below

2

enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle

2

to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct

4

to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race

1

advance; charge

1

power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply

1

commando unit

1

placement; fixed position; mapping out; location

1

to fiddle with; to monkey around with

3

approval; endorsement

2

to tame; to win over

1

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

2

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

1

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

1

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

1