jpdb beta

parabola

1

top; summit; vertex

2

pebble

7

to weaken

2

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

roadside; wayside

1

brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)

1

plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

1

arms; weapon; ordnance

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect

1

rubble; debris; wreckage

8

to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)

3

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

1

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

1

cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

1

burst

2

Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)

1

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

2

to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal

1

modern times; the modern age; this day and age

1

reason; grounds

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

1

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

1

to warm; to heat

1

mining

1

scarce; rare

1

the street; the town

1

to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

1

underworld; underside of society

1

black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement

1

reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

to make do errands; to set to scutwork

1

to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

4

finish; finishing; finishing touches

1

nature; property; disposition

1

circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

1

small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness

1

criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)

1

explosion

1

wall

1

burst of laughter; roar of laughter

1

-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

1

the same; the said; likewise

1

offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff

2