jpdb beta

succession of victories

1

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

2

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

1

click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound

2

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

2

fear; dread; fright; willies

1

more than usual

1

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

2

awe; fear; dread; fright

2

feeler; tentacle

2

fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

1

(someone else's) child; child; kid

1

spider

1

peaceful

1

harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross

1

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

1

to rub together (e.g. one's hands)

1

air temperature

2

long sleeves

1

dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)

1

cheek

2

consciousness; awareness; relief; calm

1

brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health

1

kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

26

low table; table with very short legs

3

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

1

heat source

1

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

2

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

1

toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom

2

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

to cheer (for)

1

Japanese person; Japanese people

1

wisdom; intelligence; intellect

1

urge to urinate

1

to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime

1

with a momentary flash of light

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick

1

expressive power; inventiveness; creative power

1

predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

1

invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding

1

full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

3

square

1

fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity

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