jpdb beta

costal cartilage

2

pitch black

3

compared to

10

sharp; keen; acute

2

deep black

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

12

highest grade; top class

2

to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

2

to tear down; to shatter

1

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

2

early (days); initial stage; initial

9

demonstration; show of force

2

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

2

town; city; municipal; urban

3

dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

21

various countries; various regions; various provinces

2

alliance; union; league

6

indoor; inside the room

13

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

1

tossing

2

on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)

3

joint signature

1

cross-national

3

pass (e.g. backstage pass)

1

to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

15

title deed; certificate of title

3

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

4

affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship

2

crucial; key; most important; main (point)

1

just because; even if; even though

6

prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)

2

having in mind; happening to know of; idea

4

rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)

2

first edition

1

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

1

180 degrees; complete change

3

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

higher rank; better position

4

to lean against; to set against

2

one-to-one; one-on-one

2

neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying

1

to begin to speak

1

knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting

1

guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

11

a long time ago

1

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

1

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

3

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

2

propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes

1