jpdb beta

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

2

sound check

1

playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal

1

energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink

3

dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs

5

including (a cost) in a total calculation; appropriating (a sum of money); recording; allocating; booking

4

to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on

1

receptionist; reception woman

1

claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)

3

investment; contribution; financing

1

removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation

6

(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt

2

scheduled date; expected date; date a baby is due; expected delivery date; due date

2

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

1

substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double

4

fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

3

special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu

6

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

2

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

2

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

1

deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)

1

to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

1

as soon as ... is completed; as soon as ... is done; as soon as one is able to ...; as soon as one has (free time)

1

to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

3

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

1

central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses

1

shape; form

1

wooden; made of wood

1

part; component

1

to leave space (between)

2

silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)

2

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

1

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

1

salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave

3

resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability

4

to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing

1

quick-wittedness; tact

1

cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking

1

to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)

1

to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

1

to become empty; to be emptied

5

beer mug; stein; tankard

3

curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)

5

half in fun

1

lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly

2

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

3

to cling

3

peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity

4

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

3

soft voice

2