jpdb beta

first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

2

losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard

1

to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

1

ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

1

being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly

2

without

1

spirit; disposition

1

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

1

to build; to construct

2

dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

1

kern; Kahn

1

research establishment; research institute; laboratory

1

about this time

2

microscope

1

Badin (Pakistan)

1

table

2

succulent plant

1

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

2

to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

3

female (animal, plant)

1

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

1

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

1

long way; distant place

1

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

1

talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow

1

vivid; clear; distinct

2

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

1

science

1

search; quest; pursuit

1

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

1

maximum; extreme; utmost

1

trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm

1

feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing

2

amount of time one has

1

frame; framework; outline

1

next move

1

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

1

change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

2

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

2

advantage or disadvantage

1

equilibrium; balance

1

enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle

2

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

1

hair (of the head)

1

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

1

cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

5

alternately; by turns

1

abstruse; occult; mysterious

1