jpdb beta

whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

1

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

1

phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance

1

offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding

2

to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone

1

imagination; supposition; guess

5

to twine around

6

moving about; stirring about

3

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

4

honorific/polite/humble prefix

6

to knead well; to polish; to refine

2

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

1

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

5

oh, yes?; really?

2

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

two shots

2

three; 3

2

in proportion to; just as much as

1

intercept; interception; counter-attack

3

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

3

to rally; to make a comeback

1

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

2

to force back; to jostle

1

failure; mistake; blunder

3

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

2

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

3

to twine around

2

to tighten; to press hard

1

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

3

to tear off

1

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

3

-made; make

1

Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?

1

parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot

2

element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source

2

original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

4

tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest

3

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

7

wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

4

to shrug one's shoulders

4

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

1

in this way; like this

1

forced; compulsory

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

3

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

2

rear; back; reverse

2

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

2