jpdb beta

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

2

separate; respective

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

exception

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

3

that's the way it is; such is life

5

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

4

call; summons; convening; convocation

1

every kind; all sorts

1

study group; study meeting

1

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

3

personal connections

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

1

to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

2

half the body; half length

1

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

12

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

4

as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

1

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

5

to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

9

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

6

troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

1

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

4

tatami-matted

1

Japanese-style room

15

station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier

3

to shut up; to imprison

1

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

4

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

12

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

21

to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

3

control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition

2

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

3

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

1

grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

1

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

3

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

7

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

3

plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)

1

hair style; coiffure; hairdo

2

physique; constitution

1

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

5

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

2

to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

1

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

1

to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

1