jpdb beta

strong pressure; heavy pressure

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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experience

3

brave; heroic; gallant

1

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

1

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

1

these guys; these fellows

1

crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe

1

you (plural)

1

(not) very; (not) much

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

1

ransom

2

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

1

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

7

stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs

1

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

1

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

2

all; as much as possible

1

magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

2

fist

1

smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft

1

blow; hit; stroke

1

snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko

3

to break the silence; to break one's silence

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

2

to clap

1

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

4

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

1

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

5

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

2

coincident with; while; simultaneously

4

to leap over

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

5

to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

1

turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

1

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

4

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

4

to sniff; to smell

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

2

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

1

clapping hands; applause

1

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

1

not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options

1

to get used to hearing

2

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

8

early rising

1

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

1

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

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