jpdb beta

line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

1

to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish

1

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

2

one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

you; I; me; oneself

1

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

1

twice

2

cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

1

swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

16

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

2

breath; breathing; bless; bracelet

1

to dissolve; to melt

3

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

1

ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over

1

platinum (Pt)

1

out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope

2

nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name

1

conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition

2

ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

1

groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

3

rivalry

2

natural laws; rule of heaven

2

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

2

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

1

variable; changeable; convertible; controllable

2

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

2

(one's) figure; build; physique; style

1

talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of

1

Uluru

2

land war

1

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

1

switching over to; migration; transition

1

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

3

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

2

weapon; arms; (lit.) shield and spear; fighting; war

1

too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

2

sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness

1

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

7

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

2

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

3

to escape

1

hooting; jeering; heckling

1

a period (of time)

1

strategist; tactician; schemer

1

coward

1