jpdb beta

lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily

2

pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse

2

outlier; abnormal value

1

doctor; physician

6

to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat

1

ultimatum

1

to call in; to invite; to bring in

5

confession; admission

2

to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest

1

sea slug (various orthogastropod species, esp. of order Nudibranchia); nudibranch

2

climbing a slope (hill); ascending a hill

1

absence due to illness; sick leave

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

4

searching for the enemy

4

inanimate object

1

pennant

8

five-sided fortification

1

losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

2

travel to relieve heartbreak; sentimental journey

1

new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)

2

tongue; tongue (of a shoe); seal flap (of an envelope)

4

to speak brazenly; to never shut up

1

teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha

1

all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults

2

flabby; limp; soft and pliable

1

folded in half; doubled

1

bending from the hips with the legs straight and head nearly to the ground; deep forward bow

1

deep regret

1

coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

1

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

3

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

2

veil

1

licking; dead drunk; blind drunk

1

bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

3

all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)

1

huge win; overwhelming victory

2

two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)

4

(a) Buddha; deceased person

1

unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

5

biological

1

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

9

incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength

1

Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)

1

to rust; to become rusty

2

lightly; easily; carelessly

2

model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon

1

once and for all; completely; spotlessly

2

scary

2

forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money

5

cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree

1