jpdb beta

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

4

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

3

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

1

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

2

surroundings; environs; circumference

3

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

1

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

1

innumerable; countless; numberless

1

laughing foolishly; cackling

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

1

to well up; to burst; to arise

1

to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound

1

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

2

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife

2

case; situation

1

to escape

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

1

to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat

1

tactics; strategy

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

2

field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

1

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

2

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

1

lips

1

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

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

2

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

1

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

1

playing dead; feigning death; playing possum

2

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

3

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

2

until now; so far; up to the present

4

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

chance; opportunity

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

safety; security

1

self-protection

1

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

2

to hate each other; to hate mutually

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

2

each other; one another

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

1

to kill one's enemy (opponent)

1