jpdb beta

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

1

vassal; retainer

3

razor

2

having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

1

massage

1

to manage something successfully; to be successful

1

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

1

to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart

2

to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined

1

cool; calm; composed; easy; simple

1

present; gift

3

to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)

1

(period of) one year

2

easy to imagine

1

mental; psychological; physical

1

symptoms; condition (of a patient)

1

to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

2

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

1

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

old woman

12

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

4

feigned tears; crocodile tears

1

slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

1

tearful face

1

selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

1

close associate; close aide; brains-truster

1

to come and see (someone, something); to visit

1

injury; harm; danger

1

point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

1

time of death; one's final hour; one's end

1

ambitious person

1

deployment; disposition; posting; stationing

1

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

1

bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

1

ongoing; in progress; afoot

1

the last moment; the very end

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

2

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

1

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

1

to be able to see

1

private; personal life; (one's) privacy

1

with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

1

vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged

2