jpdb beta

being lost for words

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

2

cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance

2

necessity

4

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

6

whereabouts

4

penlight

1

in the mountains; among the mountains

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

3

how; in what way

4

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

3

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

3

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

2

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

1

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

4

to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone

2

riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties

1

escape; getaway; evasion

2

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

2

cluster of trees; grove; thicket

1

to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

4

invisibly; secretly; privately

2

gender; distinction of sex; sex

1

unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question

2

foundation; basis

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

6

independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted

2

wind noise

1

first; new

2

checkmate

1

(a) few; some; several

4

to offer (put up) resistance

1

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

2

swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly

1

point in time; occasion

4

to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

one's person

1

(baggage) checking; temporary custody

1

playmate; playfellow

1

to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

2

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

though; much as

1

earthenware pot

1

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

5

metallic sound; metallic clank

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

1

gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)

1

continuation; succession; series

4