jpdb beta

emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)

1

ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

4

to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

2

weather-beaten

1

protecting (someone); defending; standing up for

1

water current

1

to dry up; to exhaust (e.g. resources, talent)

1

forevermore; for eternity

1

the scruff or nape of the neck

1

to snatch (at); to grab

1

easy to imagine

1

(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

2

obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

3

(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion

3

alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation

3

addition; adding; supplement

3

to improve one's skill

1

rough work; hard work

1

to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

1

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

1

starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point

2

field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

1

to brave a danger; to take a risk

2

suspicious-looking; fishy

2

to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway

1

weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel

1

scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)

1

science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits

1

wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

6

absurd; unreasonable; out of the question; preposterous

2

fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

2

outcast; odd man out; pariah

2

worry; anxiety; concern

2

uncertain; vague; ambiguous

2

(temporary) closure of school

5

suitable; satisfactory; desirable

1

to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

1

unanticipated; unexpected

1

riskiness; (level of) danger

2

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

3

neutrality

3

excuse; pretext

3

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

3

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

1

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

2

morning mist

1

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

3

remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue

2