jpdb beta

without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

1

completely; all the way; altogether; bodily

1

slash; slashing attack

2

fresh blood

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

2

chance; opportunity; occasion

3

(opening of a) wound; cut

1

to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)

1

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

1

pride; dignity; self-worth

3

life; living; I; me; student

1

to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane

3

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

3

cave; cavern; grotto

7

base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold

4

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

1

clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)

2

bare rock; rock surface; rock face

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

2

languid; weary; listless; melancholy

1

suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily

1

contrastive

1

with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully

1

game; contest; bout

1

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

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

1

scouting; reconnaissance

1

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

5

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

to recover; to be healed

1

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

1

lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere

2

to hide oneself

1

revenge

2

far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

5

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

3

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

6

being startled

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

1

to glare at; to scowl at

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

2

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

2

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

2

spirit; heart; disposition

1

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

1

don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face

1