jpdb beta

matter of time; question of time

2

makeshift

1

at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly

1

embers; live charcoal

8

shell; cannonball

4

rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession

1

quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

1

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

1

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

1

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

1

amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger

2

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

1

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

1

mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair

1

punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

1

language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois

1

having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

1

putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

1

to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)

1

skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through

5

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

4

penalty; sentence; punishment

3

to eat raw (fresh)

1

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

2

double; two-fold; two layers; diplo-; dipl-

1

to die; to lay down life's burden

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

brute; savage; fiend

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

1

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

4

union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation

1

to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse

3

to catch one's attention

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits

2

declaration; proclamation; announcement

1

unsteady steps; bobbing

1

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail

1

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

1

large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

1

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

1

aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)

1

clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)

3

maximum permissible level or dosage

3

one third; a third part

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

3