jpdb beta

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

7

curriculum

1

burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts

1

thickly (filled with smoke or steam)

2

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

1

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

4

to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die

2

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

4

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

2

mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)

1

protection against dust; dust-proof; dust-tight

2

goggles

4

(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

2

wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

4

what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!

3

delta

3

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

8

from the beginning; from scratch

2

information bureau; intelligence department

1

to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult

2

criminal condemned to death; convict on death row

1

a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull

1

air

2

ignition; catching fire; setting on fire

2

surrender; capitulation; submission; yield

2

prisoner (of war); POW; captive

2

queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)

1

treaty; pact; convention; agreement

1

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

2

ransom

1

not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew

13

to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam

2

fundraising; collection of contributions; donating; donation; contribution

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

14

harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin

2

to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)

1

from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial

2

soft skin (esp. of a woman)

1

fee; charge; rate; material

2

river; stream; River; the ... river

6

ferriage

2

equivalent

1

peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)

3

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

1

loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent

1

it's probably so; it stands to reason

1

malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

1

false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation

1

you; I; me; oneself

2

passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving

1