jpdb beta

rapid (e.g. progress)

2

crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

1

shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish

1

peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

2

scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

2

hostility; animosity; enmity

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger

1

hostile act

1

perfection; flawlessness

1

fully prepared; all ready

1

haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

2

relief; rescue

2

walking speed; walking pace

1

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)

1

to shout at

1

removal; dismantling; detaching

1

who; what kind of person

2

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

2

row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

3

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

1

servant; valet; menial

4

shithead; bastard

1

to kick (into something, e.g. a goal)

2

change of course

1

column; file; (vertical) line

1

alternately; by turns; one after the other

2

single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed

2

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

small number; few; minority

3

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

1

to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish

1

specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

2

on top of a saddle

5

dismounting

3

to use one's head

1

to suddenly assume an antagonistic attitude; to suddenly become defiant; to turn aggressive (in one's manner); to moon; to point one's naked buttocks at someone; to give somebody the brown-eye

1

loading; charging; filling

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

2

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

1

to shake off; to throw off

3

rear-end collision

1

to pitch forward; to fall forward

1

end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

1

out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do

1

running as fast as one can

1

wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish

3

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

1