jpdb beta

solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

1

neck of a horse

1

pressure; force

1

to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)

1

passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)

5

projection; protrusion; lump; bulge

1

drop kick; dropkick

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

while fumbling one's words; with a stutter

1

all right; very well; okay; I got it

1

hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; hairpin curve; hairpin turn

1

many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

1

oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

2

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

3

self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

1

to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money

1

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

1

to do over; to remake; to resume

1

to knock down; to knock out

1

every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of

2

redoing; doing over again

2

because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

1

only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)

1

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

1

coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)

1

insourcing

1

chimes; toll of a bell

3

cooperative; helpful

1

to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

1

eyelid

2

selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject

2

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

intensive care unit; ICU

1

highly unpredictable; touch and go

1

soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

2

(verbal) message; word (from someone)

2

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage

2

(war) front

1

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

2

echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

2

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

1

escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

2

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)

1

release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery

1

intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view

2