jpdb beta

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

1

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

4

returning home; going home; coming home; getting home

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

1

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

4

trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

2

to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

1

nonchalantly; without a care

1

prisoner (of war); POW; captive

1

irritation; annoyance; frustration

2

full nelson

1

remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?

1

counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)

2

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

1

skeptical; sceptical; incredulous

1

holy war; crusade

1

coward; wimp

1

disappointment; despair

1

centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power

1

collapse; downfall

1

injury; harm; danger

1

reply; answer

1

punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism

1

leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa

1

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

1

to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

1

knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

3

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)

1

things; everything

1

thoughts; thinking

1

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

5

as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all

1

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

1

suicidal tendency; suicidal wish

1

risky

1

support; backup; prop; backstay; underpinning

1

completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all

1

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

2

monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity

1

opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling

1

federation

1

nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind

1

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

1

(raw) material

1

searching for the enemy

1

human; personal

1

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

1