jpdb beta

shriek; scream

1

curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

2

to leave space (between)

1

backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion

1

box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables); makunouchi; makuuchi; intermission (between acts); interlude

1

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

1

to be jumbled together

1

rush; flood; deluge

1

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

1

zombie

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grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

2

everybody; every last one of them; all

1

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

1

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

3

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

1

president (of a society); chairman

2

to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)

1

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

1

foam; bubble; nothing

1

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

1

though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as

1

to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)

1

self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

1

half and half; fifty-fifty

1

to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink

1

short; brief

1

overheating; excessive heating; superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil); going to excess; running too hot

1

tendency; trend; inclination

1

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

1

common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

1

baseball team

2

tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

1

wild enthusiasm; being crazy about

1

demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation

1

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

great success; huge success

1

miscalculation

1

underestimation; undervaluation

1

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

1

staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor

1

entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

calming down; quieting down

1

pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt

1

straight line

1

shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club

1

slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy

1

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1