jpdb beta

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

2

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

returning; giving back

1

third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

2

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive

1

code; password; cipher

1

to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

3

wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view

1

long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down

1

to force open; to push open

1

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

1

with curious eyes; curiously

1

drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)

1

grain; cereal; corn

1

control room

1

aspect; phase; condition; modality

9

to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out

1

large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises

1

gentle; mild; meek; tender

2

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

7

foolish talk; idle talk

2

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

2

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

3

proud

1

escape; evasion; flight

1

depths; deep level

1

as you see; as you can see

2

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

1

to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over

1

submersion; inundation; being flooded

3

death by drowning

1

head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)

4

user guide; how to operate; operation procedures

1

mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo

4

row house built on top of a castle wall; row houses surrounding a main residence; having great knowledge about Buddhism; Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)

1

reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf

2

misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

4

atrocity; (arch.) treason

1

hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive

2

vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant

6

atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)

1

optimism

2

safe; certain

1

praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd

3

subterranean tunnel

1

single room; own room

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

2

jail; gaol; jailhouse

10

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

1

survival; survivor; relic

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