jpdb beta

to detest; to abhor; to loathe

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

6

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

5

schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus

10

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

1

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

3

simple and clear; plain and simple

1

kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

4

bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic

1

unarmed; without weapons

1

association of like-minded people

2

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

2

to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled

1

imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry

2

bare hand; empty hand

3

strip-searching; security check

2

farce (e.g. theatrical); phallus; farce; stuffed food

1

anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago

1

Roman mythology; Roman myths

1

Priapus

1

Pompeii

1

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

4

to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

1

to make a serious effort

1

fair and square; open and aboveboard

1

proposal; proposition; suggestion

4

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

10

beginning; start; outset

2

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

2

kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

2

bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick

4

to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

3

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

2

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1

joke; playfulness; kidding around

1

versus; vs.; v.

1

locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition

1

risk

2

side

2

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

1

belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt

4

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

10

exhibitionist; flasher

1

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

5

social; societal; societary

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

1

IQ; intelligence quotient

1