jpdb beta

refreshing; clear

1

narration

2

foresight; anticipation

1

absence; non-attendance

4

absence; disregard; indifference

1

call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

incoming call history; log of incoming calls

1

reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)

1

cream stew; chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream

2

athletic; good at sports

1

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

2

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

1

to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

2

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

2

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

1

to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)

1

separation; divorce

1

valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing

1

bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

1

all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere

1

to shoot dead; to shoot to death

1

to survive; to live long

3

horror game

1

high; high school

1

(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely

1

action game

1

munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt

1

completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak

1

serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel

5

firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

1

one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing

1

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

1

knife

1

indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly

1

out of bullets

1

horror film; horror movie

1

economical; efficient; lean; compact

1

defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying

1

bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood

1

lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body

1

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

1

stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)

2

what do you want?; can I help you?

2

highly educated person; academic; scholar

1

white sauce; béchamel sauce

1

gratin

1

Worcester sauce; Worcestershire sauce

1

no exception; without exception; always the same

1