jpdb beta

main road

6

bright sunshine; broad daylight

32

high clogs; rain clogs

3

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

1

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

1

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

1

main force; brute force; strong-arm

4

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

6

small; fine; detailed; stingy

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

6

decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card

1

formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person

2

(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one

7

ingenious trick; good idea; clever scheme

4

appropriate (urgent) response; expediency

1

(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament

8

tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

1

appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom

4

making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands

1

next (day, morning, etc.); following

3

urgent report; urgent message

3

to make a mistake

4

the very thing; itself

2

enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

1

having just started...

1

(not) merely; (not) simply

3

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

4

excellent plan; best policy

1

to win; to gain victory

12

(historical) government-backed school operated by a scholar out of his home

2

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

4

village child

1

often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

1

a secret

1

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

2

costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)

4

caravan (of merchants)

3

deutomerite; posterior sac; posterior chamber; women's quarters at the rear of a house

2

Persian cat

1

mule

5

Central Asia

1

Japanese spaniel; Pekinese; chin

1

bee; wasp; hornet

4

slight; thin; on the weak side

1

leisured

2

caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring

1

supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition

3

year in, year out; always; 24-7

1

true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)

3

true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)

2