jpdb beta

backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

to be curious; to wonder; to marvel

1

to come back

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

3

extensive; vast range; wide scope

1

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

1

appearance; figure; shape; form

1

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

1

to hide; to lie motionless in hiding

2

tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

target

4

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

1

main force; chief object; mainline

1

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

1

to become complicated

1

disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

1

even more; still more; further

2

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

all (there is); as long as there is

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

to lose sight of; to miss

2

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1

right in the middle (of); midst; height

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

1

to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

2

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

4

counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

1

quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

1

meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place

2

six; 6

2

exit and entrance

1

each other; one another

1

to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

1

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

1

only; merely; but; no more than

5

person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

3

false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

1

push

1

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

1

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1

to blame; to find fault with

1

(brute) force; using all one's might

2

strong person; the strong; the powerful

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