jpdb beta

to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

1

plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

1

division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing

1

group; party; team; squad; section

1

to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

1

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

1

smoothly; easily; readily

1

guidelines for action; personal principles

1

often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

1

to be at a loss; to be in a corner

1

crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion

2

eschatology; doomsday theory; apocalypticism

1

false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm

2

to give an order

1

thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide

3

guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear

1

to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner

1

responsibility; duty; obligation

2

reason; cause; history; origin

4

heartbreak; grief; sorrow

1

to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)

4

to taste; to savor; to relish

1

settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)

8

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

3

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

2

action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene

2

final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue

1

gardener

2

manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost

1

flower bed

1

demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity

1

to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions

1

final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal

6

survival; survivor; relic

1

to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise

1

descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

1

cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that

1

parting; separation

2

outside of; not covered by

1

person who has died at his post (in the performance of his duties)

1

brilliant red; scarlet

1

in the end; on top of that

2

fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages

3

to make a person's blood run cold

1

a third force

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call

1

peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity

1

condolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament

5

to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

2