jpdb beta

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

3

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

13

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

1

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

5

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

2

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

3

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

8

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

1

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

9

dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

2

beam; light ray

4

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

5

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

4

to draw a line

1

surface of a wall

1

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

2

floor

5

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

1

(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)

1

to flare up; to burst into flames

2

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

1

to wrap up

1

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

8

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

1

to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

3

heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays

2

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

2

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

6

direct hit

2

yikes; oops; eep; wow

2

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

3

in the ward or borough

1

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

2

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

2

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

3

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

6

object; body; solid

1

proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close

1

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

22

if it's the case

3

checkmate

1

isn't that right?

31

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

4