jpdb beta

firearms; missile; projectile weapon

1

ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle

1

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

10

indirect

2

great cause; moral law; justice

3

to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up

3

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

2

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

2

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

1

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

1

to bring back

1

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

1

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

2

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

2

deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff

2

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

1

situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)

1

to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

1

deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)

1

half day

1

steel frame; steel beam; steel girder

2

to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)

1

bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)

1

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

3

right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

5

surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand

5

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

1

chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

4

throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)

5

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

2

what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

3

without

1

in case of; at that time; at this time

1

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

2

to throw up (in the air)

2

practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)

1

blood pressure

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

5

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)

1

taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes

3

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

1

to have (something) innate; to be born with

2

foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage

1

this (very thing); this precisely

2