jpdb beta

hooting; jeering; heckling

2

uh-oh; oops; sorry

3

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

2

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

2

fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

4

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

defeat; lost battle; losing a war

1

to survive

4

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

1

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

6

to survive; to live long

1

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

1

trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

alone; unaided; away from home

7

most of all; extremely; supremely

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

4

to stick it out (until the end)

1

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

1

to bud; to sprout

1

to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

1

blame; censure; rebuke; reproof

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

3

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

2

gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam

2

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

6

surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

3

to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of

1

morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

5

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

1

energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life

2

to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

4

with a grin

1

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

10

to live through; to survive

1

admiration; being impressed (by)

2

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened

1

to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else

3

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

4

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

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

2

to state; to express; to mention

4

since; this person

2

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

3

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

2

to tremble

2

back (of body)

14

thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

3