jpdb beta

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

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enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier

1

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

sigh of relief

1

arrow; wedge; chock

8

carotid artery

1

to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

3

(Japanese) archery

3

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

2

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

assassin; to assassinate

1

to send in

3

Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

1

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

2

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

1

to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

1

retry; another try; another go

1

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

1

skin lotion; face lotion

1

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

1

famous; fame

2

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

pearl

1

cream; ice cream

2

memory-making; making memories

1

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

1

application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment

1

then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

2

feigned tears; crocodile tears

1

to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

1

I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit

1

leopard (Panthera pardus)

1

licking one's lips; licking one's chops

1

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full

2

silence

1

high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

1

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

1

queen; female champion

1

empress

2

danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

3

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

1

dim; gloomy

1

invisibly; secretly; privately

1

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

1