jpdb beta

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)

1

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

2

intervention

3

(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing

4

to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)

2

intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp

1

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

to soil one's clothes

1

accommodation; lodging

2

hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt

2

first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone

1

highest grade; top class

2

carpet; rug; runner

2

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

2

safety; welfare; well-being

2

stupid girl; stupid woman

1

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

3

condition; situation; prospects

1

reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

1

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly

1

trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery

1

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

5

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

2

to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up

4

to become pale; to turn pale

3

defense; defence; fielding

3

maintaining the status quo

2

feudal lords; barons; princes

2

to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

3

matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority

2

one's own country

1

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish

1

the ... in question

3

external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)

1

domestic affairs; internal administration

1

external; foreign; with foreign countries; towards foreign countries

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

12

absolutely; positively; decidedly

1

fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice

1

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

3

effective; successful

3

to bear fruit

1

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

6

extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding

1

harmony; reconciliation

2

(very) beginning; start

2

top-level; top-ranking

1

personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)

2