jpdb beta

dullard; indecisive person

2

lifesaver; person who saved one's life

2

for dear life; barely escaping alive

1

to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)

2

to reach; to get to

1

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

1

to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own

1

trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy

1

grains of sand

1

ungrateful

2

to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)

2

rare; uncommon; not often seen

1

bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted

3

quiet; still; surreptitious

2

to shave off (hair)

2

forcefulness of speech; influential voice

1

brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic

1

papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham

1

borrowed thing

1

(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly

1

one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life

1

rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet

1

boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree

5

to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

1

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

1

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)

1

agitator

1

law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma

3

sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal

1

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

1

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

3

to cut off the retreat

1

working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)

1

to pitch camp; to set up camp

1

awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

1

exaltation; emotional uplift

1

to be deep in talk

1

swindling

2

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

stifled (laughter); simmering

1

prison uniform

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

2

excellent answer; clever answer

1

revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)

3

avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling

1

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

2

to feel deeply ashamed (of)

1