jpdb beta

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

2

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

2

to scatter away; to vanish

1

to jump upon (a moving object)

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

1

storm; windstorm; gale

1

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

1

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

2

to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

1

gliding (through the air)

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

3

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

1

for the first time in one's life

2

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

1

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

1

suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal

1

to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

1

rising; ascending; climbing

1

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

1

intentional; on purpose

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

1

bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans

2

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

1

appetite (for food)

1

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

1

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

1

dried meat; jerky

1

action

1

advanced level; high grade; senior

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

2

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

2

place; situation; position; location

1

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

1

metre; meter; meter; gauge

3

bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

1

what on Earth is this?

1

to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back

1

applicant; candidate

1

embarrassing

1

operational; strategic

1

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

2

to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

1

munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

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