jpdb beta

usual state of things

1

to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

1

impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

2

immediately; promptly

5

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

7

to clear away; to remove; to demolish

1

frequent; common; usual

1

to unsheathe

7

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

7

flame; blaze

3

stuffy; steamy; sultry

4

heat haze; shimmer of hot air

2

to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

5

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

4

trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)

1

disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame

1

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

1

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

2

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

2

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

1

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

2

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

5

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

1

hostile party; enemy side

1

energy; military strength

1

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1

distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

2

etiquette; courtesy

1

drawn sword; naked sword

3

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

two (long cylindrical things)

4

assassin's dagger

4

refreshing; clear

4

to await; to expect

1

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

5

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

6

evasion; avoidance

4

successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

1

two or three

1

step; stride; counter for steps

2

slash; slashing attack

3

to take a breath; to take a short rest

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

2

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

4

on countless occasions; many a time

4