jpdb beta

sacrifice fly

3

brief review; brief comment

2

to backfire; to have a harmful result

1

human history

1

report; paper; reportage

1

waxing and waning (of the Moon)

2

capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking

2

every martial art; all the martial arts

2

to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

1

inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness

1

to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own

4

to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly

1

light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)

1

ride

1

protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process

2

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

1

just like; the same as; no different than

2

connection; linking; linkage; link

4

almost; nearly; close to

1

to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away

2

hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia

1

timid; faint of heart

1

had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon

1

to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name

4

to rhyme (with)

1

by hook or by crook; by all possible means

1

(having) same family and personal name

1

symbol; code; sign; notation

5

to spy out; to smell out

2

output (electrical, signal, etc.)

10

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

3

or; either ... or ...

1

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

1

acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase

4

attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed

2

volume number; reel number; number of volumes; number of reels; a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk

1

samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation

1

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

2

to search for; to seek for; to look for

1

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

to pluck; to pick; to tear

4

having a long torso and short legs; long-bodied and short-legged

2

to ambush

4

to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn

2

luck in competitions; luck in gambling

1

basic mistake; careless mistake

1

megalomania; delusions of grandeur

4

freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)

1

pure white

2

to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone

4