jpdb beta

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

1

quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

3

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

1

to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

3

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

4

falsehood and truth; fiction and fact

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

12

conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment

1

what people say; rumours; public opinion

2

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

1

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

2

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

8

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

2

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

7

to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)

1

throat

3

point of a sword

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

2

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

2

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

1

to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb

3

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

7

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

3

strategy; tactics

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

2

ingenuity; resourcefulness

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

2

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

13

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

3

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1

illegal immigrant

1

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

2

assassination

2

aim

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

4

exposing; unmasking; laying bare

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility

2

to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...

2

fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

2

to send in

2

to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

5

implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

3

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

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