jpdb beta

to antagonize; to provoke antipathy

3

to pull up; to haul up

2

to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together

3

to quicken one's pace (steps)

4

turmoil; chaos; confusion

4

hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope

2

maximum; extreme; utmost

2

extra-large; king-size

4

full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied

1

third; no. three

3

uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

3

completely; not at all

2

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

5

Danjou

2

green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn

1

bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise

1

sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

3

the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)

3

grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand

1

on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

2

mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better

2

10,000,000; ten million

1

to be careful in speech

1

coward; dastard

3

to forget completely; to leave behind

3

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

to overflow from something full

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

9

hind foot; hind-legs

1

smell of something rotten; rotten smell

2

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

4

to maintain (preserve) peace

2

to sell over to

2

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

2

extreme; radical

5

thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly

1

headwind; adverse wind

2

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

8

information discovery; disclosure of information

2

fame (for one's bravery); great renown

1

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

6

revolutionaries

1

meditation; contemplation

1

to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense

1

belligerence; fighting spirit

1

lecturer

5

have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

1

dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon

5

to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

3

wit and intelligence

1