jpdb beta

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

1

to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

1

unbearable; intolerable; insufferable

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

1

single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)

1

to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

3

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

3

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

2

last resort

1

art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice

1

to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

1

by sheer strength; by brute force

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

with a momentary flash of light

1

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

4

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

5

established fact; fait accompli

2

sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast

1

word; vocabulary

2

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

oracle; revelation; divine message

1

each; (arch.) you (plural)

1

fierce attack

1

means; way; method; measure

1

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

2

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

2

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

father

1

with these words; while saying

2

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

to sidle up to

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power

3

to half-rise to one's feet

1

pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

3

countess

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

3

first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

1

to quarrel; to dispute

1

(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

1

several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number

2

without cause; without reason

1

path of retreat

1

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

1

in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

3

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

2

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

8

beast; brute; animal

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

2