jpdb beta

guidepost; signpost

7

user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift

1

with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration

1

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

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

artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint

1

partly puffed up; bubblingly

1

Chinese smoked and salted ham

1

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

1

letter of apology

1

government office; agency; board

6

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

1

gold crown (tooth); golden crown; coronet; crown made out of gold

1

to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat

2

knowing only too well; being fully aware of

1

elite force; elite troops

1

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

1

tightening

1

anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago

1

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

house for rent; house to let; building a house; built house

1

restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy

1

hunter

1

in very small pieces

1

worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad

1

acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

1

scorn; mockery; ridicule

1

to devise a plan; to work out a plot

1

self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I

2

to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile

2

nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment

1

regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin

1

from here; from this place

1

nihilistic

1

funeral bell

1

to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

1

childishness; naivete

1

person who has great confidence (faith) in himself

1

cat ears

12

in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

1

judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)

1

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

1

old fox

2

admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment

2

starting late; late departure

1

order; sequence; procedure

1

Iria

7

imprisonment; captive

1