jpdb beta

helplessly; reluctantly

2

to snatch (at); to grab

1

to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

to put one's strength into

1

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

1

(opening of a) wound; cut

1

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

1

order; request

1

severe wound; serious wound; gash

1

company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)

4

some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

1

to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)

3

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

2

to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

to make a fool of (someone)

1

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

1

pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack

2

simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

1

painful experience

1

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

1

self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom

2

unless one ...; if one does not ...

1

ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle

1

to conceal; to hide

1

corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner

1

military man; warrior; soldier

2

power; might; authority; influence

3

precision; accuracy

1

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

1

to guess; to conjecture; to surmise

2

conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion

5

to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

1

a small force

1

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

2

to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling

1

rage; fury

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

2

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

2

to lure out; to entice out

1

formidable enemy

1

heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product

4

genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

3

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

2

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently

1

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

1