jpdb beta

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

9

to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

4

ten-odd; a dozen or so

2

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

1

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

2

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

2

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

1

small number of people

3

(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé

1

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

1

subject; theme; motif

8

presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)

2

haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

1

second violin; second violinist

5

first violin; first violinist

2

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

1

counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face

1

to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer

2

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

1

stroke; blow

2

dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy

2

compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)

1

Mozart

7

symphony

1

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

9

orchestration

2

delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle

2

economical; efficient; lean; compact

1

perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless

1

can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...

2

glass; pane

1

to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)

2

counterpoint

2

maze; labyrinth; inner ear

1

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

4

perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated

1

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

1

to run through; to run past

2

mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

to feel ashamed

2

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

3

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

2

to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

2

spine; backbone; spinal column

1

thread; yarn; string

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

2

transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

3

fist

1