jpdb beta

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

7

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

2

lickety-split; quickly

1

conclusion; completion

2

external; foreign

1

state-of-the-art; cutting-edge

1

high efficiency; high performance

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

6

handling one's workmen

1

to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others

1

immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement

1

proposal; offer; request; application

1

ready consent

1

indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance

1

Sparta

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guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

1

journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)

1

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

7

to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

3

to meet face-to-face

1

tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

1

according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates

1

attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another

2

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

2

anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

1

way (of doing); method

1

reputation; respectability

1

quantitative; concerning the quantity

1

straight line

2

rather; sooner; preferably

2

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

4

Shinto, Buddhism and Confucianism; (lit.) the three religions; Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism; Buddhism, Shinto and Christianity

1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

2

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

1

(about) middle; midway

1

to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)

2

to give directions; to issue instructions

3

to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

1

progress; development

2

shutdown

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next (spoken) word

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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refusal; rejection

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system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship

2

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

3

disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

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speaker

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