jpdb beta

heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

1

to shed blood

1

bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine

1

first match (in a series)

3

rush; flood; deluge

2

press corps

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

3

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

1

to meet; to greet

2

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

7

to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something

1

need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention

1

these guys; these fellows

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

2

Kawasaki (city)

1

bipedal walking; walking on two legs

2

to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert

1

dwelling; house; residence; address

1

to squash; to crush; to flatten

1

world's largest

3

height (measured at the withers)

1

riskiness; (level of) danger

1

to fade; to become dim

1

to pieces; into shreds

1

in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

2

Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force

7

laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

6

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

2

to make plans

2

Pacific War (1941-1945)

1

real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)

1

coincident with; while; simultaneously

2

politician; statesman

11

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

1

desperately; for one's dear life

1

you can do it if you try

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)

3

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming

1

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

1

aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

4

first-class goods

2

support

1

child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting

1

company that treats its employees well; company supporting a good work-life balance

1

black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

1