jpdb beta

war; battle; match; game; competition

5

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

4

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

personal feelings; self-interest

1

brotherly love; fraternal love; sibling affection

1

stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

2

relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting

2

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

2

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

1

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

4

when it becomes; when it comes to

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

undefeated

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

3

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

2

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

2

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

2

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

1

breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

1

strategy; tactics

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)

16

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

1

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

1

to go; to come

1

a bit more; a bit longer

2

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

to walk

1

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2

to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)

1

go that far; to that extent

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

2

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

2

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

1

symbol

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

2

chance (of success); odds

1

under repair; out of service

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

1