jpdb beta

to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

1

ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

2

barrier; checkpoint; checking station

1

summary; digest

2

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

5

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow

2

nonchalant air; unruffled air

4

to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding

1

liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer

1

demand for; request

2

alcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box; alcohol (esp. sake) sold in a small wooden box

1

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

4

centre of attention; center of attention

1

sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

3

to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal

1

occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession

1

surrounding at a distance

2

partial destruction

2

previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

1

spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope

1

optics

1

device; equipment; machinery; apparatus

1

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

best; greatest; first

1

all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom

2

(necessary) personnel; required person

2

to be able to see far into the distance; to have good long-distance vision

1

yawn; yawning

3

full view; plain sight; completely visible

1

to carry in; to bring in

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

1

right end; right edge

1

binoculars; field glasses

1

soldier

9

eyesight; vision; visual acuity

1

birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors

1

bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision

2

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

2

praise; extolment; extollment

2

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

1

modesty; humility; being humble

1

virtue

1

being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly

3

Minotaur

2

sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint

1

straw raincoat

1

duel; shoot-out

2

in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

3