jpdb beta

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially

1

weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

1

boy; son; baby boy; young man

4

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

14

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)

1

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

2

joke; jest; funny story

2

to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

5

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

13

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

19

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

2

to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry

2

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

4

many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous

6

influence; clout; leverage

2

they; those guys; those fellows

4

rarely; seldom

3

to make an appearance; to show up

1

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

1

exemplary

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry

1

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

5

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

4

realistic; pragmatic

2

superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)

10

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

2

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

9

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

2

second (in a series)

1

preface; introduction; preamble

2

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

1

to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of

7

to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over

2

to gather; to collect; to assemble

2

Battle Royale (novel by Kōshun Takami, 1999; film, 2000)

1

end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)

8

reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating

1

poisoning someone

1

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

2

(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability

1

that's so, isn't it

4

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

16

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

10

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1