jpdb beta

between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate

1

being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody

1

leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level

1

kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)

1

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

3

Paris (France)

1

(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

2

multi-

2

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

3

team

1

composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases

2

to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture

1

oh no!

1

to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist

13

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)

1

relation; relationship

1

J; j; Japan; joule; jack; tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); J.League

1

low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ

1

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

1

Danet

2

splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough

1

Europe

2

crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)

1

feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

2

Japanese person

1

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

1

gestures; gesturing

1

to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along

2

impassioned speech; fervent speech

1

to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down

1

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

1

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

1

self-introduction

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

2

to take someone's hand

1

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to

1

fortune; luck; chance

1

falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

1

this person; he; she

1

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

1

the same rank; equality; apposition

1

powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

2

end of life; death; breathing one's last

2

tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

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