jpdb beta

wicked; evil

2

careless

1

bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic

1

nowadays; recently

1

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

1

becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice

7

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

2

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

5

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

2

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

self-introduction

1

disguise; masquerade

1

to snatch; to steal

1

to entrance; to possess; to enthrall

1

conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence

3

age; years

1

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

1

shut up!; be quiet!

1

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

1

great joy

1

to cut at; to slash at

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

looking away; looking aside

1

to watch over; to watch attentively

2

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

3

with a click; with a snap

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

pupil (of the eye)

1

before now; hitherto

2

fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune

2

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

2

way of speaking; intimation

1

spiced sake (served at New Year's)

1

to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin

1

pollution; contamination

1

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

1

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

1

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

4

crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure

6

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

5

material; substance; matter

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

3

without leaving any trace

1

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

downcast look

1

to take command; to give direction

3

completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success

1

suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

1

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

1