jpdb beta

play; drama

2

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

3

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

3

annoying; noisy; strict

1

elder sister

1

to knock down; to topple

1

serious injury

1

to jabber; to chatter; to chat with

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

1

hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!

1

silly person; dumb-bunny; dope

1

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

1

black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

2

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

2

left; left hand side

4

to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die

1

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

death (of a person)

1

half killed

1

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

1

pity; compassion

1

ordinary; sensible; commonplace

1

angry roar; bellow

1

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

3

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

1

look; glance; (at first) sight

1

to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

2

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

3

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

4

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

1

overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)

1

three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

1

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

1

damage; injury

1

double

1

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

1

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

1

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

3

difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

1

white; correction fluid; white-out

2

function; facility; faculty; feature

2

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

2

partner

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

to be helpful; to be useful

3

to have no chance (of succeeding)

1

right foot; right leg

1

to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

5