jpdb beta

glare; sharp look

1

to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort

2

death sentence

2

unqualified; without qualifications

1

in a good mood; cheerful

1

-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism

2

failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

1

to gather in a circle; to form a circle

1

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

1

natural disaster; cataclysm

2

weather

1

to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell

2

comet

1

halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus

25

ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)

2

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

2

full

1

demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

1

four-handed performance (on the piano)

1

not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

1

one's social position; one's place; one's standing

1

to be ardent (of passion, zeal, etc.); to be aflame

1

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

1

high compression; high pressure

1

collarbone; clavicle

1

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

2

(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)

1

prayer; wish; vow

1

strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting

7

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

1

coarse; rough; crude

1

close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer

12

magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view

2

territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)

1

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

4

distress; wretched condition

2

cast (of a film, play, etc.); cast member; casting (a line); casting (video, audio, etc.); (type) casting

2

entreaty to a deity

1

to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking

3

this world; this life; world of the living

7

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

4

collapse; downfall

1

battle formation; disposition of troops

8

having little experience

1

mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady

7

taking care of oneself; self-love

1

self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

1

agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells

2

rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession

3