jpdb beta

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

definite; sure

1

secrecy; highly classified information

1

importance; gravity

1

equipment

4

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

2

to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far

1

extremely

1

starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card

2

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

3

gun point; muzzle

2

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

1

to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

1

to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer

1

to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself

1

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

2

rather; better

5

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

1

highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)

1

supporting role (actor); minor role

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

4

threat; intimidation; menace

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

4

bullet (from a rifle)

2

(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report

1

magazine

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

3

killing and wounding; bloodshed

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

1

in the same breath; hardly had the words been said

1

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

1

to crack jokes

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

2

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

3

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

4

yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

1

short spear; javelin

1

warship; battleship

1

locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent

1

to put one's strength into

4

obedient; docile; quiet

4

human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person

4

spy; secret agent

1

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

2

initial velocity

1

speed (per hour)

1

900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

1

coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane

1