jpdb beta

baseball player; ballplayer

1

helical; spiral-shaped

1

shotgun

1

friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife

1

march; advance

1

to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely

1

to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

one defeat

1

to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake

2

impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

1

full capacity; all one's ability

1

to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

1

partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse

1

fate; destiny

1

extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)

1

giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names

1

to end one's life; to end one's days; to die

1

seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata); seven-spot ladybird

18

to narrow down the range

1

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

2

to weaken

3

impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking

1

fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)

1

sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope

2

just a handful; only a small number (of)

1

two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives

1

collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show

1

depository; storage area; storage location; storage site

1

relief

1

antique

2

fantasy

1

movie; film; motion picture

1

big arm; brawny arm

1

to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve

1

reading circle; reading group; book club

1

to have a narrow escape from death

1

absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly

1

to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule

1

to recover; to be healed

1

to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point

1

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

to settle a matter; to get even with someone

1

heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays

8

radiation; emission

2

to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated

1

to start singing

1

half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont

1

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night

1

room; apartment; flat

1