jpdb beta

eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes

5

sorrow; grief; sadness

2

backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about

4

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

1

to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on

1

to concern; to be related

1

damage; injury

1

slight; little; insignificant

1

critical moment; do-or-die situation

3

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

4

in swarms; crawling with

1

clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

4

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

4

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

1

mother

10

that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

3

Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)

7

irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)

1

passage; paragraph

1

to break through; to penetrate; to pierce

1

to raid; to launch an attack; to invade

2

last year

1

line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

2

four people

4

operation; functioning; running

4

stone throwing

1

modern crossbow; bow gun

2

smoke grenade; smoke shell

1

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

7

together; in company

1

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

6

through; non-stop; direct; going straight to

4

to await; to expect

2

to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

1

interior design; interior; upholstery

1

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

1

stroke; blow

5

gossip; corner of the mouth

7

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

8

to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish

2

repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

1

to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap

2

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

4

white light; corona

3

to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

2

wire; wire rope

10

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

4

to provide; to arrange; to install

3

no trouble; easy; simple

6