jpdb beta

dilemma; predicament

7

to escape from; to get out

4

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

1

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

1

bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

1

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

45

enlistment

1

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

4

ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

2

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

4

interested person; volunteer; supporter

3

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

3

to join forces; to cooperate

7

occupation; calling; livelihood

3

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

1

(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels

2

chisel

1

to call out; to summon

2

reinforcement

6

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

5

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

5

in public; in company

1

physical work; manual labour (labor)

2

if it's the case

6

improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low

1

to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in

1

unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

3

white stone; white (go pieces)

6

to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much

1

warm welcome

2

gun; rifle; small arms

10

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

1

middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest

28

butt of a gun

1

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

1

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked

1

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

3

participation; joining; entry; adherence

5

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

2

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

1

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

3

presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

1

draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie

2

woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

1

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

2

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

1

sparks

1

my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband

1