jpdb beta

you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

4

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

1

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

2

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

2

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

1

return; coming back

2

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

3

to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)

1

offensive (movement); aggression

1

flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily

1

street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

1

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

2

detection

1

penetration; permeation; transmission

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

shelving; pigeonholing

1

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

8

stray bullet

1

live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money

1

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

1

beam; light ray

1

laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

15

directionality; directivity

1

atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity

1

to gain in quantity

1

to leave space (between)

1

made of metal

1

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

1

lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation

1

close to the wall; alongside the wall

1

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

1

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

2

killing and wounding; bloodshed

3

riot control

1

after the end (of something); post-

1

fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously

1

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

1

desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

2

compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration

3

cheer; shout of joy

3

defense; defence; defensive preparations

1

elect (select) few

1

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

switch

1

operation; functioning; running

2

it seems so; that's what it looks like

1

to turn on; to switch on; to light up

3