jpdb beta

exit from a room

5

content of a letter

6

marriage

4

application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal

3

first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

2

premeditated crime; deliberate crime

1

to get someone to say; to make someone say

2

destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

1

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

4

to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out

1

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

3

starting lineup; player in the starting lineup

1

now that it's come to this; since it's come to this

1

brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure

2

New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year

3

friendly match (game); friendly

1

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

1

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1

neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town

1

to able to enter the New Year (i.e. have work finished, debts paid, etc.)

1

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

2

indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

5

to feel oneself indebted to

1

merry; joyful; gleeful

3

beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off

2

god of marriage; matchmaker

1

leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host

2

godparent; first person to give something its name

1

household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics

1

to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone

2

to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal

1

wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly

1

fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)

3

to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull

2

duffle coat

7

food

11

picnic; outing; hike

7

route map (buses, trains, etc.)

1

entry (esp. to vehicles); entrance; (arch.) equipage for restraining and mounting horses

1

travel agent; travel agency

1

tour conductor; tour guide

1

number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.

1

distant thunder

1

bus terminal

3

private management

2

sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead

2

to miss (train, boat)

1

chain-link fence; wire mesh fence

1

practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout

2