jpdb beta

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

2

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

1

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

2

Chinese whispers; telephone (game)

1

in search of; in order to look for

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

1

to slip off

1

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

2

to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense

1

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

3

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

3

intellectual

1

to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

2

overlooking; turning a blind eye

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

phenomenon

2

April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

1

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

1

Blanche

1

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

2

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

by sheer strength; by brute force

1

terrorist

2

use of force

1

post; official position; managerial position; executive position

2

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

1

words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

2

means; method

1

one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)

1

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

4

break in the deadlock

2

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

visit; call

1

troublesome; annoying; complicated

1

loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction

1

class

2

small number of people

1

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

1

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

3

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

2

chatting; idle talk

1

fragmentary

2

to overhear

2

furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

1

corner; nook; recess

2

to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over

1