jpdb beta

shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold

2

palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap

2

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

2

rationalization; justification

1

you; I; me; oneself

3

to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune

2

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

1

being reduced to poverty; living in poverty; coming down in the world; straitened (reduced) circumstances

6

to lose one's energy; to be cowardly

5

to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)

2

loading; charging; filling

1

mechanism; organization; organisation

2

very near

2

opposite direction; reverse; retrorse

1

electrode

1

slapping the opponent with the open hand

1

just above; right overhead

3

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

1

this for sure; certainly is

1

left ear

1

sound barrier

1

random shooting

2

stray bullet

1

nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

2

rushing madly ahead

2

to be sticky

3

to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil

14

to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily

4

sweltering heat

4

dear

1

chronic disease

2

daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep

4

secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method

2

sending ahead

1

stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller

1

mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird

2

cannot; must not

1

impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable

2

innumerable changes; infinite variety

1

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

2

traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)

1

partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting

1

so what!; who gives a damn?

1

in pieces

3

to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

5

fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy

1

to run through; to run past

7

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

9