jpdb beta

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

8

from the beginning

1

preliminary arrangements; spade work

1

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

1

one's old bones; old man

1

to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage

1

losing one's job

2

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

1

every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person

1

to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

1

to play a leading role; to play a central part

1

strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

1

relic; remains; memento

1

being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal

1

high fever; pyro-

1

life; thread of life

2

to be rejuvenated; to feel young again

3

loincloth

3

to get distracted; to jump off the track

1

to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly

2

presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

1

elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)

1

rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping

1

one lump; one group

1

to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

1

odds and ends; all; every

1

old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

75

continuation; succession; series

2

physique; constitution

1

left shoulder

2

seeming happy

1

accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)

1

reaction velocity

3

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

free fall

2

lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe

2

assist; assistance

1

shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing

1

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

1

dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

1

to have both; to possess both; to combine with

1

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

1

clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

1

small; compact

2

to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough

1

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

2

target; objective

2

cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence

2

to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand

2