jpdb beta

efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

1

crime; offence; offense

1

just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

1

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

5

being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)

1

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

7

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

2

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

7

applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer

1

full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

1

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

1

entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)

1

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

6

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

1

to the end; to the last

3

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

4

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

3

these guys; these fellows

7

while; during (the time when)

3

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

11

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

13

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

1

grasp; catch; understanding

2

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

22

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

1

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

2

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

13

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

4

to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous

2

pressure

2

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

3

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

3

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

6

time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

10

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

4

(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion

2

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

challenger

5

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

11

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

1

resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

6

narrow margin; slim margin

3

competing; competition; auction

1

to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent

2

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

2