jpdb beta

small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

1

past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

1

hill road

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swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone

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(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

1

scout; patrol; spy

2

to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

1

to be possible; to be likely; to be probable

1

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

2

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

1

dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

1

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

1

further; above; anymore

1

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

1

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

1

genius; prodigy; natural gift

1

appointing to a responsible post; making much of

1

shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

2

analysis

1

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

1

advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

4

castle

1

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

entry into a castle (by a conquering force)

2

midway; halfway through; in the course of

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

1

how long?; till when?

1

it may be because

1

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

2

mast

2

sunken ship

1

ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

1

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

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