jpdb beta

fate; destiny; lot

4

peace

1

nihility; nothingness

1

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

4

here; with this

2

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

1

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

2

objective; aim; mark

2

satisfactory; decent

2

to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

1

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

1

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

2

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

4

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

5

transmitter; homing device

4

scarce; rare

1

ancient civilization; ancient civilisation

1

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

1

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

2

decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

contradiction; inconsistency

2

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)

2

a certain ...; some ...

2

law; rule

9

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

1

walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

1

to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

1

certainty

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

1

random; random sampling

1

to choose; to select

5

teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

1

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

1

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

1

to ponder; to brood

1

with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly

1

pensive (or worried) look on one's face

1

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

2

to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

3

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

2

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

secret understanding; collusion

2

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

2

open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

2

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

6

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

1