jpdb beta

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

pious; devout

2

layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity

2

to be careful in speech

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

2

to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter

1

fault; defect; minor; 5-point card

10

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

10

to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

1

long and large; tall and large; grand; huge

2

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

1

to sidle up to

1

semicircular

1

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

1

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

5

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

3

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

1

middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

1

put; place; leave; do (in preparation)

1

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

1

(dead) body; corpse

1

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

2

to cross swords with

1

upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

1

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

4

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

to reject; to repel

1

without a moment's delay

1

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

1

black clothes

6

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

1

reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

shriek; scream

5

to break; to smash

1

to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all

1

plural; multiple; several

4

elementary; basic; rudimentary

1

to cling to; to embrace

1

just because; even if; even though

1

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

2

roundhouse kick; turning kick

1

to tear off; to rip off

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

2

collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

5

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

2