jpdb beta

to pinch; to nip

1

misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity

1

resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness

2

steadily

1

nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.

1

ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

4

novel; original; new; innovative

1

spirited; energetic

2

to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry

1

moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

2

liver cancer (esp. hepatoma)

4

embolus; abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood

3

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

1

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

6

selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

4

thereunder; whereunder

2

microscopic

1

echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination

18

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

2

ethanol

1

pouring; injection

2

therapy; treatment; remedy; cure

6

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

5

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

sweating easily; profuse sweater

1

interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection

1

speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible

1

without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately

2

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

1

region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)

2

strong; hard; manly

3

sharp and able person

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

3

national

2

Tokyo and Nagoya

1

United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England

1

Cambridge

1

studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

2

know-how

1

rostrum; platform

1

hair (on the head)

2

virile; tough; masculine; intense

1

(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look

1

tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

3

intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

1

postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

8

to establish a school of; to make a home of one's own

1

candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

1

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1