jpdb beta

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

inhuman; inhumane

1

battle cry; war cry

1

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

2

intimidation; threat; bluster

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

2

to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge

1

rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan

1

inevitable; necessary

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

3

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

3

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance

1

decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay

1

seaweed

1

shellfish; seashell; shell

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

2

necessary; indispensable; must-have; must (juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine)

12

ten (long cylindrical things)

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

3

to snap; to break (under pressure)

2

magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid

1

ghost ship; phantom ship

22

Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West

1

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

2

gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

3

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing

1

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

2

Ming period (China; 1368-1644); Ming era

1

treasure ship; picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune

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to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

1

same quality; same nature; homogeneous

3

deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)

1

on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse

1

to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

1

repair; mending

1

cruise; navigation; sailing

3

early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning

1

apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety

2

to bring back; to restore

2

path to Hades; passage leading to the underworld; Hades; hell; underworld

1

battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

1

departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

1

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

6

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

2

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

2

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog

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