jpdb beta

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

1

forked road; crossroads

2

private room

1

just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of

1

the same rank; the same digit

5

open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

2

petition; appeal

2

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

person who has rendered distinguished service

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

1

hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine

1

hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope

1

background briefing; backgrounder

1

primitive religion

1

to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions

1

transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution

4

robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion

1

to resuscitate; to revive; to regain consciousness; to come round

1

human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem

1

to take (adopt) measures

1

tens of thousands of years

1

dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo

1

delete

1

slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)

2

the other day; some time ago; recently

1

complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness

1

intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

2

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

1

alert; warning

1

gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)

1

to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)

1

gun point; muzzle

1

firing; discharge of gun

1

proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative

3

rejection; negation; voting down

2

new; unused; new; obvious; natural

1

extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)

1

formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)

1

snail's pace tactics; walking extremely slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings; (lit.) ox walk tactic

1

trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin

1

back door; tailgate; back door; back door (pitch)

1

rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason

1

unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band

1

usurpation; taking back; dispossession

1

ultra

1

hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased

1

running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry

1

slow-footed

1

helical; spiral-shaped

1