jpdb beta

ji (ancient Chinese halberd)

2

heartening; reassuring

2

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

2

dam; weir; barrier; sluice

1

telescope

1

government official; public official

3

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

2

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

5

(one's) current position; current location; present position

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

2

to win the prize; to win the ring

1

improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore

3

(tools and) equipment

1

to stretch (one's body)

1

My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

1

detective story

1

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

2

suspect (person)

1

armrest (of a chair); elbow rest

2

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

2

discontent and grumbling

1

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

1

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

beginning; start

2

most part; greater part; majority

4

to look after (often medically); to take care of

1

to grow old

1

in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip

1

wild animal

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

1

draw (in competition); tie game

1

genius; prodigy; natural gift

1

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

1

not yet; un-

1

strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot

2

intelligence; intellect; brains

3

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)

1

betting; gambling

2

raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season

3

endgame; final stage

1

increase

1

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

4

counter for choices, options, etc.

2

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

to throw into; to dump in together

1

corners of the mouth

1

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

1

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

1