jpdb beta

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

1

all citizens; all the city's inhabitants; the whole city

2

taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)

3

being too late; losing one's final chance

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to take command; to give direction

2

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

as soon as ... is completed; as soon as ... is done; as soon as one is able to ...; as soon as one has (free time)

1

big man; large man; tall man; giant

1

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

1

in history; ever; historical

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acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

life or death; existence; destiny

1

assistance; backing; reinforcements

2

one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)

2

bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming

2

to spread one's wings

2

the four seasons

2

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

3

to aim at

1

to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up

6

smoke; fumes

1

to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up

2

low heels; low-heeled shoes

1

to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

to come to one's senses; to calm down

2

who

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smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

1

to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple

1

battle formation; military formation

6

to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...

1

isolation; being alone; being friendless

1

goggling; rolling (one's eyes)

1

jail; gaol; prison

1

to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

1

to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back

5

to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

4

mere consolation; temporary peace of mind

1

descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)

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(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit

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plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

2

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

2

pocket

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may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

3

very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)

1

to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

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