jpdb beta

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

1

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

2

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

3

breakdown; rupture

4

collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

2

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

2

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

5

preface; introduction; preamble

1

trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial

1

to become keen on; to get passionate about

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

11

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)

1

other than; excluding; without

1

to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)

1

cough; ahem

1

clearing one's throat; cough

1

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

2

war situation; progress of a battle

5

forerunner; ringleader

1

seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will

1

slow; dim

1

moment; brief space of time

1

somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely

1

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

18

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

3

great difference

1

opening; gap; dried and opened fish

1

protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support

1

first; new

2

to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack

3

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

6

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

3

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

1

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

1

special training; intensive training; crash course

1

they; those guys

2

sense of pain

1

-proof; -resistant

3

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

5

sleep

1

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

1

certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

1

to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

1

resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)

5

on inquiry; if inquiring

1

reply; answer

1

grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment

5

stopping just before

1