jpdb beta

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

2

with no hard feelings

1

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

3

individual; private person; personal; natural person

2

to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate

1

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

4

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

1

meaning; called; said

3

to fight to the last (death)

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

2

doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence

1

victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

3

reply; answer

2

to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

2

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

2

visit (from someone); call

1

date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours

1

grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

2

exit; way out; outlet; vent

1

guide (on a tour, etc.)

1

guidance; leadership; leading the way

1

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

2

to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat

2

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

1

comfortable; pleasant

3

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

2

movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)

1

man of the hour; woman of the hour

1

haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up

1

haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

3

to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)

1

each other; one another

1

decision; agreement

2

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

2

(written) contract; agreement

5

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

1

to write in

1

just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

3

tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

5

holder

1

somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

3

to get used to using; to get accustomed to using

1

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

3

to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust

2

suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

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