jpdb beta

skin and bones

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair

1

to prowl after; to keep watch on

2

damage; injury; loss

1

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

1

from now on; hereafter

3

calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare

1

to approach

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

1

(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

1

protection

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surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

1

to push (something) against

2

to get in touch with

2

wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face

3

nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

1

sledgehammer

1

to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like

1

to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint

1

wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps

1

rivers

8

hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift

1

eyes of a predator; sharp eyes; keen eyes; vigilant attention; (lit.) eyes of a cormorant, eyes of a hawk

1

in the sea

5

counter-proposal; counter-suggestion

2

steam bath

1

to ooze (out); to seep

2

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

1

to lose one's footing; to slip

1

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

1

to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin

1

not insignificant; not to be sneezed at

1

submersion; inundation; being flooded

1

to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins

1

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

1

intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account

1

proposal; offer; request; application

1

no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price

1

to do one's best

1

tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve

1

to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others

1

yes; that is so

1

tie; social bond; link; obi and cord; string; belt

1

fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck

1

departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

1

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

1

to have a long life; to live a long time

1

leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal

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