jpdb beta

from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first

1

swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is

1

strife; struggle; conflict; fight

1

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

3

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

1

burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

2

nature; disposition

1

to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

1

discipline; punishment; reprimand

3

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

1

(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext

1

lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine

21

self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

according to (someone)

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

2

village

7

general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

6

you; hubby; dearie

4

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

1

to take one's eyes off

1

punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)

2

internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

2

hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation

1

medicine; medical science

1

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

1

doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

2

to be conceited

1

south-southeast; south-south-east

1

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

going through; going via; going by way of

1

bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

2

note (letter) left behind; will

2

each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in

2

to be too short

1

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

1

skilled miner; coal-cutter

1

rule; governance; consul (of the Roman republic); consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)

1

tail (of an animal); tail end; tip

1

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

1

family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade

1

bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence

2

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

2

violent; rough

1

to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save

2