jpdb beta

thud

5

clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

1

to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act

1

crime; criminal act; offence; offense

2

leadership; generalship

1

meanwhile; in the meantime

1

gust (of wind); blast

3

counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.

7

retry; another try; another go

1

often; frequently

1

challenger

1

living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

2

to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)

1

to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)

2

omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)

1

to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident

1

to make a speech; to address

4

to have an accident; to meet with an accident

4

walking heavily; lumbering

4

to half-rise to one's feet

6

all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

8

huge body; large build

1

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

2

wood (for building); lumber; timber

1

garbage dump; dump site

3

anguish

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma

3

pencil sharpener

4

playhouse; theatre; theater

2

horseplay; fooling around

1

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

4

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

5

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

32

fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

2

prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees

1

roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home

3

hunter; huntsman

1

common raccoon (Procyon lotor)

1

endangered species

1

red panda (Ailurus fulgens); lesser panda

1

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

2

spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress

1

aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature

1

animation; animated film; animated cartoon

1

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

3

pride; boast; credit (to)

1

to be accustomed to reading

1

knowing only too well; being fully aware of

1

vicious circle; vicious cycle

1

in session; in progress; under way; open

1