jpdb beta

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

2

naming; giving a name; designation; nominal

1

chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera

1

HMS Gorgon (1914)

1

Medusa

1

prey; victim

1

victim

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

to claim victims; to leave casualties

1

sky

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

every person; each one; everybody

3

ability; capability; skill

1

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

1

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

1

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

prediction; estimation

1

area; region

1

different opinion; objection

2

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

5

lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)

1

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

1

abrupt; sudden

1

participation; joining; entry; adherence

2

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

2

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

3

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

2

meaning; significance

1

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)

6

three days

1

success rate

1

large number (of); many; majority

3

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

2

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

2

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

2

as (somebody) says

1

very great; enormous; serious

1

rear guard

7

range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

partner; pal; accomplice

3

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

1

immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

1

(not) so much; (not) that much

2

accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

3

absurd; unreasonable

1

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

2

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

1