jpdb beta

grinning; smirking

1

partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

1

means; is; as for

9

(some) more; even more; longer; further

19

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

2

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

18

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

26

many years; a long time

1

to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)

10

bold; daring; audacious

1

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

2

acting illogically

1

person concerned; interested party; related party

2

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

6

obvious; undeniable

3

four people

2

battle royal; battle royale (genre)

5

to win and advance to the next round

4

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

3

to move forward; to move on

4

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

2

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

3

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

2

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

7

start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff

6

earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land

7

to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

2

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

14

the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

2

dash

1

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

11

not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

4

looking aside; looking away; (from the) eyes of an onlooker; outsider's view; looking on from the side

1

fog; mist; spray

6

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

2

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

5

bullet; shot; shell

5

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

3

to stop walking; to pause

4

three; 3

12

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

four

14

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

22

timing

2

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

3

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

2

one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing

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