jpdb beta

unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

2

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

3

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

2

chair; stool; post; office; position

1

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

4

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

1

to take one's eyes off

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

1

sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug

1

bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

1

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

1

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

4

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

1

state of emergency; emergency; crisis

2

alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

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

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

3

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

1

can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something

1

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

1

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

1

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

1

portion for two people

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

5

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

something (or other)

1

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

4

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

2

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

1

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

1

two groups; two bands

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

2

absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

1

prediction; estimation

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

this time; now

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

1

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

1