jpdb beta

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

2

thud

1

back of head

1

swaying (with large slow movements); shaking

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

4

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

4

perfect crime

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

7

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

2

last night; yesterday evening

1

task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work

1

fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

3

waking

2

(one's parents') home

4

one room

4

honour; honor

1

losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

2

employee; servant

11

unnatural death; accidental death; violent death

1

to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone

3

one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face

4

to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

5

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

12

to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

3

small number of people

3

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)

5

rear guard

5

team

1

stop

7

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

3

diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

1

close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting

13

innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

11

to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

4

strong pressure; heavy pressure

3

to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

3

drink; beverage

4

receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

3

meaning; called; said

2

literally; self-explanatorily

1

hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

3

B class; B grade; second rate

3

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

11

conspirators; faction; cabal; clique

1

to rack one's brain

1

to gain a victory; to win

2

needless to say

1

representative example

2

fourth day of the month; four days

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