jpdb beta

to grasp tightly

39

invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable

4

kick

8

sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia

1

high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

2

creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare

2

and then; after that

19

threat; menace

6

to glare at; to scowl at

41

at any cost; at any price; at any expense

4

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

6

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

6

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

14

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

13

straight line

11

to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life

4

density

2

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

6

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

3

thousand; 1,000

2

presenting (to)

2

highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze

3

hundred; 100

11

easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over

3

to stab to death

1

to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it

1

one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

4

counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty

17

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

8

to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent

2

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

6

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

3

underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock

6

to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

2

calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

7

large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant

2

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

9

to learn; to study; to take lessons in

8

steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy

5

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

3

to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

1

order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

4

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

25

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

12

groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz

2

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

48

obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check

1

from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

5

storm; windstorm; gale

13