jpdb beta

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

expression; look; countenance; face

4

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

trousers; pants

1

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

3

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

4

late at night; at a late hour

1

help

1

notice; notification; report; posting

1

rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

2

teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist

1

entreaty; supplication; petition

2

stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji

3

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

1

saviour; savior; messiah

1

arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent

3

to triumph; to be elated with success

1

food and drink; eating and drinking

1

stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs

1

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

1

talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

1

function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers

1

female high-school student

1

food

1

firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot

2

tone

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

3

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment

1

practical use; application; conjugation; inflection

2

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

5

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

2

bluff

1

like that; so

2

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

2

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

1

natural product; product of nature

1

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

2

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

1

pride

3

to do so; to do thus

1

signs of defeat; negative turn of events

1

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

2

to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

3

way; method; means; resource; course

1