jpdb beta

sortie; sally; attack

1

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

4

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

2

examiner

3

glancing (look)

2

silent bow

2

hot-water bottle

2

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

1

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

5

follower; attendant; valet; servant

8

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

9

(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling

3

tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel

1

obvious; transparent

1

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

1

person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well

1

phenomenon

1

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

5

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

3

food

4

bleak; chilly; dreary

3

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

2

Monday

2

whole day and night; 24 hours

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

2

kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll

3

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

1

what's what; heads or tails

2

lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating

6

skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window

1

ventilation

2

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

1

oil heater; oil stove

1

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

8

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

7

confinement

3

(electric) torch; flashlight

3

impulse; impetus; urge

3

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

3

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

1

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

3

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

in that manner; like that

1

pain; ache; -algia

11

old man; old geezer

8

to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter

3

antique; curio

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

1