jpdb beta

accidental shooting

1

to be all smiles

2

shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)

1

enemy side

5

sharp voice

1

spider's thread; spider silk

1

old man; old geezer

4

to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan

1

projection (of an image)

1

career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)

2

topping

1

upgrade

1

preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

2

downward compatible; backward compatible; upward compatible; forward compatible; providing the same function while being more effective (esp. in games)

1

fine thread

1

to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

2

basically; fundamentally

2

traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)

1

leading force; driving force; leader

1

elliptical shape; oval shape

1

unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent

1

heyday; golden age

3

awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority

1

quadruple time; four-four time; common time; the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum)

1

entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization

1

international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan

1

brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person

1

perfectly fitting phrase

1

line abreast; rank

1

ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman

1

all aircraft; all machines; workings of all things; all activity

3

model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern

1

pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking

1

bloodstream; blood flow

1

earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)

1

admiration; being impressed (by)

1

to be or remain always on hand

1

in process; during execution; runtime

1

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

1

to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)

1

limpid water

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

6

pita

1

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind

1

plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid

1

balance; equilibrium

1

joke; jest; gag

1

rain cloud

1

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

1

to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack

1