jpdb beta

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

1

to cultivate; to foster

1

pride; dignity; self-respect

1

smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho

1

such ... as; or some such

4

genuine article; real thing; real deal

6

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

2

like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)

2

triangle; triangular shape

1

flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump

1

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

4

to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger

1

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

1

to break into fragments; to go to pieces

1

work; operation; task

2

to knock down; to knock off

1

worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person

2

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

1

brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded

2

before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally

3

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless

1

bad; evil

1

natural disaster; calamity

2

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

1

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)

1

leaf venation; leaf nervature; leaf vein; leaf nerve

1

pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

1

depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; profound; deep; esoteric

1

(Earth's) crust

1

plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate

1

fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy

1

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

3

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

5

beloved child; dear child

1

local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated

1

rock; boulder; crag

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

4

chaps (in the skin); cracks

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

3

magnitude

1

class

1

severe earthquake; violent tremor

2

to withstand; to be able to endure

1

piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

3

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

1

to twist and turn; to meander; to undulate; to wriggle

1

cracks or fissures in the ground

4