jpdb beta

A; a

2

X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown

1

gauge

1

to invite in; to show someone in

4

safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person

1

to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

4

to have an idea; to have a clue

2

real; actual; true

1

to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

3

to cite an example

1

desert

2

(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

1

gold dust

2

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

5

number of ways

1

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

2

reset; fresh start; new beginning

1

relationship; relation

7

inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure

6

duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

2

discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)

1

significant; meaningful; intentional; volitional

1

return; conclusion; reduction

1

awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

1

(together) with; -wide; including

1

tap water

1

far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for

2

electromagnet

1

common property

1

ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

3

soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball

1

normal state (condition)

2

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

to feel ashamed

8

boyfriend; he; him

5

getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)

1

having not the slightest idea

4

once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years

1

chance; opportunity

4

floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star

1

just one person; only one

7

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

2

earlobe

10

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

1

sports bag

2

old manners; old style; old school (of art)

1

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

2

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

4