jpdb beta

racket; paddle (in table-tennis)

13

sport; sports

14

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

2

foam; form

4

senior high school; high school

1

physical education; PE; gym (class)

2

reflexes

2

dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion

2

to be preeminent; to be outstanding

1

to get the hang of; to learn the secret to

1

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

3

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

four people

2

judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire

1

you

4

know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

1

second line of a four-line Chinese poem

1

play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying

2

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

5

earning the first (runs); preoccupation

3

formation

1

rule

4

applying (e.g. a technology); adoption

1

doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)

4

alternately; by turns; one after the other

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

2

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

objection; dissent; protest

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

1

no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as

3

ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

21

to throw up (in the air)

1

to get dry

1

countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet

6

team

8

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

2

straight line

1

to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

2

to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat

4

diagonal (line)

1

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

1

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

serve; serving (e.g. of food)

7

underside

1

to rub; to scrub; to scrape

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

1

ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)

1