jpdb beta

to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up

2

signal gun; starting gun

1

runner; base runner

7

form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode

1

four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast

2

(ship's) anchor; anchor (final runner or swimmer in a relay race); (news) anchor; anchorman; anchor (in HTML); link to a previous post (on a message board); anchor (soccer position)

7

(about) middle; midway

1

lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede

1

cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)

5

order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

13

third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

3

reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

3

to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)

1

to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge

3

most; much; greatly

1

knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning

1

to be jumbled together

3

to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)

1

recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival

1

as you know; as we know

1

running away; escaping on foot

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

runner-up; second (in a race)

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary

1

breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor

1

to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

1

teamwork

1

semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)

1

ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

1

step; stride; counter for steps

2

second place

15

curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar

1

wide turn; detour; the long way around

1

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

1

(length of one's) step; stride; pace

2

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

1

fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind

1

to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove

2

hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho

1

dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless

1

making no mistakes (esp. in a performance)

3

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

fastest

1

tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so

1

my personal (e.g. opinion)

3

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

5

to date; as of now

1

close to the ear

1