jpdb beta

newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers

7

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless

1

outsider; alien elements

1

herculean strength

1

four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing

2

(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation

1

gradually; slowly but steadily

1

night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set

5

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

5

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

2

discipline; training; teaching manners

2

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

one's own way (esp. of an assertive man); one's own approach

4

supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right

4

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

1

scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick

1

money paid to authorities; money paid to the government; money forcibly collected by yakuza bosses from subordinate gang members; contributions levied by gangster organizations on subordinates; money paid to a feudal lord; tribute money

1

many-sided; multifarious; versatility

1

dark horse

2

to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into

1

to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many

2

ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

1

hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence

1

to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself

1

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

2

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

1

the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...

1

southeast

1

wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps

1

to chew up

1

to be expensive; to be costly

1

in all directions

1

huge woman; giantess

3

storm and stress; Sturm und Drang

1

one's whole heart; everything one feels

1

reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy

1

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

1

return; restoration

2

innumerable changes; infinite variety

1

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

1

to smirk; to grin broadly

1

to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck

1

to bungle; to make things awkward

1

to bring up under one's personal care

1

premature

1

technique user

1

metabolic syndrome; overweight

1

black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat

1

to rescue; to free

1