jpdb beta

smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft

1

folly; fool

1

might as well

1

restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy

1

last day (of the month)

3

to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell

1

if it is not ...; if it does not ...

2

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

2

scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling

1

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct

1

unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up

1

both parties; both sides

1

fraud; swindle

1

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

1

to be misleading

1

simmer; bubble out; flow out

2

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

2

purple lightning; flash; swordflash

1

lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

1

fathom

3

(clenched) fist; knuckles

1

to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)

1

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

1

short circuit; leakage (of electricity); electrical fault

1

live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

1

to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)

1

fresh vegetables

1

salad

8

to throw oneself (into an activity)

3

state of the war; war situation

6

right half of the body

1

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

1

to make a mistake

1

well; properly; often; how (could you); why (would you)

1

loitering; hanging around; wandering around

1

somersault; looping-the-loop

1

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

5

to burn with love

1

body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

1

awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something

2

hard fighting

1

well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

1

suppression; subjugation

2

to finish; to end; to close

1

scum of the earth; monster; fiend

1

losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

2

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

3

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

1