jpdb beta

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

3

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

10

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

5

strong; hard; manly

2

to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

1

soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial

3

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

3

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

6

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

2

minority group (party); minority

1

to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

2

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

school (e.g. of ikebana)

1

Olympic rings; Olympics

3

fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

3

my; our; one's own

17

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

2

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

5

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

2

wonderful; astounding; marvellous

1

high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force

1

physical ability

4

sense of sight; vision

2

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

4

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

2

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

6

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

7

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience

1

exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

1

should do; ought to do

1

unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

1

selection; choice; option

3

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

just above; right overhead

1

top of the head; crown of the head

3

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

10

second-rate; inferior

1

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

4

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

right in half

2

intercept; interception; counter-attack

4

to raise overhead

5

ultrahigh speed; ultrafast

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

2

utmost limits; extremity; limit

1

end of arm

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

3

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

3