jpdb beta

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

6

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

1

only; sole; unique

3

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

8

surely; certainly

1

feel good (pleasant)

1

failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

1

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

1

value to society; raison d'être; existence value

2

tone (of voice); manner of talking

6

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

2

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

11

grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

5

calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

2

objective

1

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

2

memory; ability to learn

1

early; quickly; promptly

1

comparison

2

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

1

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

6

maybe; could be; might

2

falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)

2

to turn one's face away

3

after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward

1

one way or the other; either way

1

to expel; to drive out

7

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

2

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

30

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

2

to do as one likes

1

negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

1

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

4

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

15

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

5

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

2

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

5

trembling from fear; trembling all over

2

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

3

to grimace; to make a wry face

1

consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp

7

to get dry

2

all; entire; whole; altogether

7

fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

2