jpdb beta

comb

2

ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

2

to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)

1

crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up

1

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

5

ruin; destruction; fall

1

California (state)

1

Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

4

failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

1

wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai

2

a step; short distance; short time

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

short; brief

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

5

favor; favour; affection

1

eagle (Accipitridae family)

9

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

3

male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)

2

this is why; this means; it is the case that

1

self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

2

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

(a) step forward

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

2

fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)

1

esthetics; aesthetics

4

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

1

thread; yarn; string

2

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

2

lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy

5

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

4

any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

1

by (means of); with

1

beauty

3

the four seasons

3

to smash; to crush

2

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

1

to take the form (of); to assume a shape

1

idleness; inactivity

3

tyranny; atrocity

2

medical affairs

2

moderation; standard

1

lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity

1