jpdb beta

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

3

to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive

1

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!

1

lucky; fortunate

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

2

to keep standing; to stand motionless

1

to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)

2

persuasion

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

1

absolutely; definitely; unconditionally

2

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living

1

I; me

2

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

5

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

1

failure; mistake; blunder

1

we; us

1

conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)

1

to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose

1

winner; victor

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

1

to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!

1

the other; the other one

1

throat; important part; vital area

1

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

1

to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

1

to reach; to get to

1

far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

1

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

1

to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)

1

one hand

1

neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

8

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

2

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

1

to glare at; to scowl at

2

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

2

unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

4

to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)

2

feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

1

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

2

gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

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