jpdb beta

to make a serious effort

1

nine; 9

1

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

5

nose

1

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

1

to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over

1

stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

2

beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

1

15; fifteen

7

ten-odd; a dozen or so

2

three years

1

male friend; man friend

1

tall (of a person)

1

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

since then; from that time; ever since

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

1

complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)

1

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

1

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

1

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

2

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

1

head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

3

to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race

1

tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

1

vegetables; (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)

1

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

2

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

3

rival; competition

6

besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

1

monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

2

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

1

five (long cylindrical things)

1

South Seas

2

Ciguatera

1

ectogenesis; outside the body

1

food chain

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

2

to obtain; to procure

1

judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict

2

tetrodotoxin

1

a posteriori; acquired

1

acquisition; possession

1

toxin; poisonous substance

1

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

2