jpdb beta

forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly

1

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

1

to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)

1

spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

1

to come back

4

some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

1

to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up

7

tone; manner of speaking

1

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

2

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

angry voice

2

insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

2

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

4

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1

to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

1

cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

that sort of; like that

1

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

3

to fade; to become dim

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

to sit down

1

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

2

to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

2

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

straining one's ears

1

knot

2

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

1

to slip down; to slide down; to glide down

3

obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

2

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

4

eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole

10

idiosyncrasy

1

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

2

extremely; highly

1

rare; seldom

1

a certain ...; some ...

1

blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe

1

(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

1

to reattach

1

nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property

4

coarse; crude; inferior

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

2