jpdb beta

strategy; tactics

1

well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

2

logic; logical

4

to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over

5

bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion

1

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

5

how; in what way; I wonder

1

several tens

1

original home; birthplace; originator

1

hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)

2

hostility; animosity; enmity

4

(a) glance; (a) look

3

group member

4

to address

1

censorship; inspection; examination

2

conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

1

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

1

the last moment; the very end

8

judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation

27

having said that; be that as it may

1

to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind

1

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

1

ability to attract customers

1

in name; on paper

1

to take away; to carry away

2

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

1

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

15

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

1

deceiving; cheating; fooling

3

complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)

2

spite; resentment

2

downtown

1

notice; announcement

1

schedule; program; programme; agenda

1

postponement; deferment; adjournment

1

opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

2

suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression

1

guess; conjecture; surmise

3

unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental

1

to make a speech; to address

4

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

3

seats closest to the ring; ringside seat

1

special seat; box seat

2

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

5

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

1

to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

1

swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird

1

to catch one's attention

1

being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery

2

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

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