jpdb beta

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

8

to squash; to crush; to flatten

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

5

full

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

3

to hit repeatedly

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

3

appearance; expression; manifestation

1

having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance

2

race

1

treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.

23

on the board (shogi, go, etc.)

21

treasure

6

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

2

to take a class

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

6

throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber

1

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

1

that's a different matter; that's a different story

2

argument based on emotion; sentimental argument

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

1

to survive; to live long

1

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

1

sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting

2

all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered

2

to rank next to; to come after

2

extra-high; ultra; super

1

knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge

1

win by default

1

if you insist (on it)

1

to inform; to notify; to know; to reign

1

to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude

4

mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation

66

to draw in; to attract

1

square

1

drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint

1

plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)

1

measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)

5

west side; west bank

1

left; left hand side

8

thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)

2

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

4

sublime; noble; high-minded

1

in a good mood; cheerful

1

in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

10

in proportion to; just as much as

2

plan; arrangements

1

twice

24

one more time; once more; once again

1