jpdb beta

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

12

raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season

2

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

3

to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard

1

like; as if; the same as

4

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

1

World Heritage (site)

2

soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

5

brute; savage; fiend

1

deed; act

3

input; (data) entry

1

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

4

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

2

production process; industrial operation

1

production; manufacture

1

re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

2

society; public; community; social studies

1

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

1

blood vessel; vein

3

to be enraged; to flip out

4

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

8

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

10

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

1

slow; weak-headed

1

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

2

how many times?

7

warning; advice

2

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

6

slow; dim

2

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

3

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

to lose heart; to lose motivation

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

3

is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

2

unrelated

1

OK; okay

1

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

2

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

3

on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

1

(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

4

before long

1

appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)

2

new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier

2

to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes

1

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

4

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

1

realistic; true to life

3

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

1

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

1