jpdb beta

hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence

1

unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

2

no way to do; nothing can be done

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1

domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country

1

glare; sharp look

1

body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

12

imitation; copying

1

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

way of calling

1

effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy

1

being concerned about or mindful of

1

to feel ashamed

2

harmful; hazardous

1

without

1

to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

1

one's subordinate

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

3

in accordance with; according to

2

bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer

1

betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

4

to wring the neck; to strangle

1

distant

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

3

to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

1

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

2

(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

6

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep

1

in perfect form; going swimmingly

1

head start; initiative; preemption

1

reaction velocity

2

out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

2

bravery; military prowess; valour; valor

1

wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad

2

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

1

practical use; application; conjugation; inflection

3

threat; menace

3

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

1

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

3

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

3

completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

2

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane

1

to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched

1

surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

2

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

3