jpdb beta

great war; great battle; world war

1

to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

3

motive power; driving force

1

distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry

1

hindsight-based opinion

1

test paper (e.g. litmus paper); test strip

1

independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted

3

to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

1

intimidation; threat; bluster

1

heating power; thermal power; firepower

2

oh; ah; I'll be darned

2

perfect circle; cute

2

thunderously; rumblingly

1

to burrow through; to dig through

4

competition; rivalry; something worth doing

3

particulars; details; specified items

6

head; brains; intellect; understanding

2

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

each time it happens; at all such times

1

to settle (a dispute)

3

to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise

2

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

4

feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles

1

notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

2

it's been a long time; long time no see

2

metropolis; large city

4

desert

1

hill

1

rank (of troops); file; column; formation

3

check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit

2

very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

1

to burn

2

the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

2

delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome

1

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

18

a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone

1

feeble complaint; whine

2

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

2

thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

1

liquid state

1

weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health

4

other than; excluding; without

1

present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)

3

suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

1

piece of metal

1

puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly

6

crown; diadem; bottle cap

16

how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully

1

honour; honor

1

this (very thing); this precisely

2