jpdb beta

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

17

speed; velocity; pace; velocity

8

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

2

fire lookout; watchtower

3

to be erected; to be built

1

to stop walking; to pause

1

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

3

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

1

to hand over; to surrender

6

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

6

patrol

1

violent; rough

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

4

downtown

1

appearance; look; dress

2

chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous

8

back street; back alley; off-street

4

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

1

how many people; a number of people

4

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

1

danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety

1

high-pitched; shrill

4

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

2

scoundrel; rascal; villain

7

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

5

in person; personally; directly

8

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

1

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

4

groan; moan; moaning

2

soul; spirit

8

feeble

3

to fall flat; to fall face down

1

to blow out; to spout out

2

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

4

lax; lenient; slow

2

coward

2

coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

1

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

3

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

2

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

3

to surround; to crowd around

2

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

2

to unsheathe

1

flash; brandish

2

girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots

1

dull sound; muffled sound

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

1

to writhe (in pain)

3

to hesitate; to waver

21

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

2