jpdb beta

curt; blunt; cold; short

1

the height of folly; sheer stupidity

1

decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

9

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

3

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

2

war area; battlefield; theater; theatre

1

in all directions

2

smoke; fumes

1

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

11

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

1

group; bunch; crowd; group

2

hit (of a bullet, shell, etc.); impact

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

2

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

still (continuing); as ever; further

3

ringing; sound

4

always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)

3

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

4

already; now; no longer; not any more

3

heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth

1

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

10

to fear; to be afraid of

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

2

bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed

1

heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

3

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

2

to adjoin each other; to sit side by side

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

2

being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

command; direction

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

2

the other; the other one

1

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

1

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

1

to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

1

imitation; sham; -like

1

to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

1

one win; one victory

1

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

1

beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

1

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

2

reward; prize

1

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

3

steady advance; carrying all before one

1

declaration; statement

1