jpdb beta

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)

1

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1

readiness to die; (in the) face of death

1

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

2

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

2

stepping back; drawing back

2

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

2

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

2

what; what?; hey!

1

upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite

1

specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

2

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

1

lecture

2

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

2

at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly

1

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

2

just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

3

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me

2

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent

5

not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

1

inside one's heart; in one's mind

2

then; if so; if

4

technical; specialist; professional; exclusive

1

point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)

1

adviser; advisor

3

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

1

shameless; bold; brazen

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

2

definition

2

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

3

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

2

to ponder; to brood

1

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

1

at the window; by the window; next to the window

1

(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling

6

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

2

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

2

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

2

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

history

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work; job; labor; work

4

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

evil spirits of rivers and mountains

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to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for

1