jpdb beta

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

1

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

4

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

1

break in the deadlock

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

1

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)

3

to entrust; to leave to a person

2

Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto

5

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

2

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

2

pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

shy; bashful; timid; reserved

2

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

1

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

1

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

2

to make eye contact

2

to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

2

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

1

apologetic

1

both shoulders

1

to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

4

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

4

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

1

to torment; to torture; to harass

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

1

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

1

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

1

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

3

fighting strength

1

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

1

dark brown; colour of tanned skin

1

wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished

1

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

3

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

1

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

1

hot pursuit; hot chase

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

8

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

1

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

1

honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

2

that's a different matter; that's a different story

1

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

1